I shared this with one of my classes this morning. We spent some time reflecting on Kony2012. We had a wonderful and emotionally engaging conversation about it. But in order to set up the reflection, we used some curriculum theory … Continue reading
I haven’t written a blog post since 10.17 – according to what the dashboard says. It’s been kind of nice to still get hits on the blog even when I wasn’t writing. I needed a break, but I didn’t know … Continue reading
……you don’t have the whole story. Inherent in “story” is the idea that you only have a piece of it. Really, you only have one’s perspective of it. They couldn’t have told you all of the details. When someone tells … Continue reading
I am a teacher. Well, I am a teacher by trade, but it is also what I am – even if I didn’t do it as a profession. I was thinking about this today – but as I teacher, I … Continue reading
I recently took the Strengths Finder assessment from strengths.gallup.com. Since this blog has to do with identity, I figured I’d share a glimpse into my identity. I am using it for a class that I’m teaching. I was told that … Continue reading
Well, I had a little dog growing up. I loved that dog. It was my dog. I took care of that dog. Then we had to move, and we couldn’t have pets in our Condo. My dad gave away the … Continue reading
As an educator, I am interesting in learning and experiences. I am interested in behavior and identity. I like to read about why and how we do things. One of the latest areas of reading has to do with the … Continue reading
You can measure work. It’s measured by hours. Some measure it by the amount of money that they make. Whether you work hard or not, you can measure that amount much easier than you can Measure Pleasure or Happiness. I … Continue reading
I never check my Klout scores. It only means something to Klout people. I recently checked and happened to see my most influential topics. Since I only connect with Twitter and not Facebook, these are topics from just tweets. I’ll … Continue reading
You’ll have to watch Steven Pressfield’s video where he describes the difference between a tribesman and a citizen. And although he describes the tribesman and a citizen for a totally different context, the idea still holds – A tribesman will … Continue reading
I have recently started playing Words with Friends. It’s great for unproductivity. I have too many games going. Well, I had the app open, and I somehow “created” a game with a Random Opponent. I didn’t necessarily want to resign … Continue reading
I shipped. If you have no idea what that means, you have to check out Seth Godin’s post on shipping. The basic idea is to complete a task and do something. Whether you are creating, drawing, writing, or shaping, you … Continue reading
