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Tag Archives: Parenting
Good Parents are Good Leaders (and Never Underestimate Kids)
For best results with our children, parents need to be good leaders. One day, Suzanne said to her five-year-old niece Emma, “My, that is a beautiful stuffed lion you have there.” “I know, I saw it in the store and … Continue reading
Posted in Authority, Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Children, decision-making, Discipline, Education, Genius, Leadership, Learning, parenting, Relationships
Tagged Authority, building character, character, child-rearing, decision making, Discipline, education, Emotional control, Genius, kids, Leadership, Learning, learning social skills, Parenting, parenting skills, parents
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Five Challenges for a Great New School Year
A new school year. Will it be great? Are you looking forward to the challenges? If you are a parent or a teacher I’m jealous. I miss having children around every day. Their absence compromises my education. But maybe you aren’t … Continue reading
Posted in Authority, Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Children, Conflict and Issues, decision-making, Education, First Day of School, Genius, Leadership, Learning community, perseverance, Resilience, School Reform, Self-Actualization
Tagged Authority, building character, challenge, child-rearing, conflict, education, first day of school, kids, Learning, learning social skills, Parenting, parenting skills, school, teaching
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Creating a Life: The Purpose of School
Could creating a life be the purpose of school? Could creating a life be the purpose of school? Why not? When it is, everything works right. When schools have other ends in mind, they get discipline problems, dropouts and lower performance. By the … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, Creativity, Emotional Intelligence, Empowerment, School Reform, Self-Actualization
Tagged building character, character, Coaching, Creating a Life, creativity, decision making, emotional intelligence, empowerment, Genius, Leadership, Learning, Parenting, parenting skills, school reform, self-actualization
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Epistemology: the Heart of a Good Curriculum
What if “epistemology” were written on the whiteboard on the first day of school, and referred to every day after that? What if “To know how you know what you think you know” were universally understood as the point of a curriculum? What … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Authority, Brain Development, Character, Children, decision-making, Discipline, Education, Excellence, First Day of School, Genius, Integrity, Justice, Learning community, Mistakes, parenting, project based learning, School Culture, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Standards, STEM subjects, Success, Teaching, Technology and Education, Thoughtfulness
Tagged Authority, building character, child-rearing, decision making, Discipline, education, Genius, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, Parenting, parenting skills, school, school reform, teachers, teaching
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A Dynamic Mind; Not a Growth Mindset
The antidote for a “fixed mindset” is not a “growth mindset,” but a mind on a mission. One morning ten years ago a kindergarten teacher named John walked into his class wearing a pink shirt. There had been an outbreak of students … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Children, Diversity, Genius, Learning community, parenting, Praise, School Culture, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Social Anxiety, Success, Teaching
Tagged building character, child-rearing, diversity, education, Genius, growth mindset, Learning community, Parenting, school, school reform, stereotyping, teachers
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