How do we teach empathy?
Please watch this video first – it’s less than 2 minutes long and well worth your time. I got on to this video via a tweet by @gcouros which led me to Shawn Ram‘s blog and eventually this post: Do...
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Of hopes and dreams
Yesterday I read 2 dads blog about their daughters. @MrWejr said his world changed a year ago. @damonayoung used Nietzsche’s view of happiness to frame his view of his 3-yr old (yes, Damon is a...
View ArticleWhat makes people tick?
In a social world, real and virtual, it is likely that we’ve been baffled by how people behave or what motivates them. As a teacher, one of the biggest challenges I find is to understand what...
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Listening diet: EAT
TeachMeets are fantastic events for teaching and learning. Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to be part of a big one at the ATP (TMWR2012); big enough to be featured in the Sydney Morning Herald:...
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Not much
As previously blogged, I’m doing Inquiry-based learning with my Year 11 Information Processes and Technology (IPT) class. Our topic now is Analysis and our focus question is “What price a dream?”. The...
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My problem with “best”
As I’ve gotten older, I’m getting more irked by the idea of “personal best” (PB) or saying “do your best”. This is an issue as many parents and teachers (and schools) I know promote the idea….I’m going...
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Sometimes we break them
by Mal Booth I was gardening yesterday and I was delighted to see that my “neglected” orchid had buds, very much like the photo above. It was not really neglected in the sense that these plants...
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Festival of Learning Day 2
Day 2 lived up to Day 1. Could I end there? Seriously, the themes from day 1 carried on. My main takeaway from Dean Groom is the importance of imagination and giving opportunities to not only let...
View ArticleWas it a waste of time?
My year 10s had just had their storyboards assessed and approved. They were supposed to get started with planning for the next stage of their multimedia projects; maybe even get started developing...
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Cherishing the cliché
Happy Mother’s day. I’ve long viewed this day as a cliché and the commercialisation of it irks me. Still, my family celebrates it every year and it’s a lovely family day for us. Here’s the thing, as...
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