Jun
18
New thoughts since the first posting: If you have also read The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman, you might be interested in his magazine interview with Daniel Pink in the American Association of School Administrator’s February 2008 issue.
I get tickled when people notice that I’m left-handed – I’m fond of remarking, “yes, we lefties [...]
Jun
18
Teaching and Selling – Could you make the switch?
June 18, 2008 | 2 Comments
Ten years ago, I left the classroom to become a salesperson. I discovered that the two professions are not as different as you might imagine, with the caveat that not everyone who is a good teacher can be successful in sales.
As a teacher, you must interact with different kinds of people (students, parents, administrators and fellow [...]
Jun
17
Why Do Hard Things?
June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This is a different kind of book – a non-fiction piece that encourages teens not to treat adolescence as a vacation from responsibility but to rebel against the low expectations set upon them by society.
Do Hard Things was written by 19-year old twins Alex and Brett Harris, and is Amazon.com’s top-selling youth ministry title.
Say the authors, ” Most people [...]
Jun
17
HELP WANTED: Two million teachers
June 17, 2008 | 1 Comment
“Nationally, the projected need for the teaching profession will be another two million workers in the next ten years”
Jun
16
What do you believe?
June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
“There are neither ignoramuses nor perfect sages; there are only men who are attempting, together to learn more than they now know.” – Paulo Freire
The starting point of any educational process lies with the philosophy held by the educator. Perhaps there is no more important aspect to the teacher-learner relationship, because the working philosophy of the teacher [...]
