Monthly Archives: December 2011

Aphorisms

Perhaps reading Nietzsche this fall caused me to fall into this sort of vein, but here are some aphorisms of my own, some original and some not.  A few sacrifice precision for pithiness.  Most were originally intended specifically for my … Continue reading

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Independent thinkers, innovators, risk-takers

In spite of the increasing presence of “Fed-Ex Days” and such at companies that are looking to make money from new products, while some schools (more independent than public or religious ones, of course) say they prize creativity, if you … Continue reading

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Creative Disobedience

“The principle goal of education is to create people who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done – people who are creative, inventive and discoverers” –Jean Piaget A very interesting article and … Continue reading

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Good teaching reflection

My younger daughter, who wants to be a teacher, sent an email to several of her former teachers (and me) asking how we as teachers try to treat our classes.  Her questions are in italics below, my responses in plain … Continue reading

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Playing the game

Seth’s blog this morning sums up school quite well, too.  And second-semester seniors too often move to the penultimate bullet…. Four stages of the game You don’t even realize there’s a game. (And any contest, market, project or engagement is … Continue reading

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