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Tomorrow’s Change Makers Don’t Underestimate Children.
Do you realize that it is distinctly possible for a child to reach the age of 18 without ever having done something upon which someone else depended? –Uri Bronfenbrenner Speech to Parents and Teachers at Independent Schools in Kansas City, … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Collaboration, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Genius, Leadership, Self-Actualization, Teaching
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Metrics in Education
Measure What Matters Yesterday Jasmine (grade six) and Aymani (grade 4) were sitting together editing each other’s papers. Shelby (grade six), who was sitting nearby overheard them wrestling with the problem of how to indicate to each other the things … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Development, Collaborate. Create. Contribute., Collaboration, Education, Genius, Teaching
Tagged achievement, Authority, brain develompment, challenge, character, collaboration, constructivist education, creativity, decision making, education, Excellence, Genius, Greatness, high school acceptance, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, metrics, Project learning, school, School Admission, school culture, school reform, Self-determination, service learning, social responsibility, standards, success, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility, teaching writing
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The Quality of Education is Visible in the Culture of a School
From the Signature Room atop of the Hancock Building at 875 N. Michigan Avenue we could look down on Lake Michigan and its beaches stretching all the way to Evanston. We also looked down on Lake Shore Drive filled with … Continue reading
Posted in Constructivist Education, Creativity, Culture, Education, Genius, Leadership, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Teaching
Tagged brain development, building character, challenge, character, child-rearing, Culture, decision making, Discipline, disobedience, education, enthusiasm, Excellence, Genius, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, project based learning, responsibility, school culture, school reform, self-actualization, Self-determination, service learning, social responsibility, standards, success, teaching, teaching responsibility, teaching writing
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How to Give Kids a Work Ethic
I read in the paper, “Kids these days need to be taught a work ethic.” Please follow and like us:
Posted in Brain Development, Creativity, Education, Genius, Play, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Standards, Teaching
Tagged achievement, constructivist education, diversity, education, enthusiasm, failure, fun, Genius, Joy, Learning community, Learning Disabilities, math, math teaching, mathematics, project based learning, Project learning, responsibility, school, school reform, self-actualization, Self-determination, service learning, social responsibility, standards, STEM Subjects, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility, teamwork, work ethic
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