Nov
6
“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.” —Thomas Paine (1776)
Bill Teague, center; Clare Van Hoorebeke, Walter Knott, right, 1968
Oct
30
Mar
6
“If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.” ~Michelangelo
The importance of steady effort.
Sep
8
We cannot spend the day in explanation ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Get out and smell the flowers this weekend!
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Oct
7
“…deficiency becomes identity, and inevitably learning is transformed from that early free play and exploration of the world to an habitualized task.” Papert, Mindstorms, page 42
One of the key ideas that emerged during research for last night’s webinar was that students need a return (or, for the fortunate ones), a continuation of exploration and play. Papert’s quote from Mindstorms still resonates. Here’s hoping that this weekend brings opportunity for all of us to play and explore and have fun.
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Dec
11
“A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe.” ~Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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Nov
27
We write in response to what we read and learn; and in the end we write out of our deepest selves. ~Andrea Barrett, author of The Air We Breathe
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Oct
30
A few C19 scholars in Singapore, 2015
“Sometimes we may experience a tectonic shift in thinking or understanding, sometimes not. But the personal and intellectual connections we make in the process more than repay our effort.”
~Dr. Barry Glassner, President, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon
The Uses of Ignorance
Chronicle of Higher Education
October 25, 2015
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Oct
10
There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature. ~P.G. Wodehouse
Sep
26
Helping students troubleshoot their errors like this should be a primary role of every teacher. There’s nothing to troubleshoot, though, if kids never run into trouble. Lesson planning should thus be more about anticipating students’ errors and preparing to help them learn from those errors than trying to develop presentations that prevent all errors. Provide students activities that involve applying information, and be ready to help them when they get tripped up.~David Ginsberg, in this post
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