Teach & Serve V, No. 10 It’s Not What They Think, It’s How They Think October 9, 2019 “Lead them to knowledge, yes. Hone their skills for sure. But, please, please, please, teach them what to do with what they learn. Teach them how to think.” I had a revelation one afternoon when I was talking with a new…
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Eduquote of the Week | 10.7.19
The point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on. Julia Alvarez
Teach & Serve V, No. 9 | Everybody Knows This Is a Bad Idea
Teach & Serve V, No. 9 Everybody Knows This Is a Bad Idea October 2, 2019 … challenging non-specific language – asking for that language to be clarified – is a necessary step in good communication. Walk into the faculty room in your school. Try to be unobtrusive. Find a seat in the corner and…
Eduquote of the Week | 9.30.19
Security is mostly a superstition. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Helen Keller
Teach & Serve V, No. 8 | The Brave and the Bold
Teach & Serve V, No. 8 The Brave and the Bold September 25, 2019 I believe we are better when we are not surrounded only by those who agree with us and those with whom we are safe. I believe we do some of our best thinking and our best work outside our comfort zones….
Eduquote of the Week | 9.23.19
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. Og Mandino
Teach & Serve V, No. 7 | Accountability
Teach & Serve V, No. 7 Accountability September 18, 2019 There is a reason the connotation of accountability trends towards the negative. People like me are doing it wrong. I am ever fascinated by denotation and connotation. I suppose that predilection comes from the fact that I am an English teacher and I am taken…
Eduquote of the Week | 9.16.19
Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today. Will Rogers
Teach & Serve V, No. 6 | Engage the Real World
Teach & Serve V, No. 6 Engage the Real World September 11, 2019 To do less than engage with the world around our students is to shirk our roles as educators. It is to do them a massive disservice. I was on my way to school 18 years ago this morning, listening to local Denver…
Eduquote of the Week | 9.9.19
We prefer to help ourselves. We make mistakes, but we’re human—and maybe that’s the word that best explains us. Captain James T. Kirk