The Heart of Education: Taking Risks

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TL;DR: Taking risks makes teaching more exciting and fulfilling. Start small with change to accomplish more in the long run. Risk-taking is easier for students when we build them a safety net. Failure is natural. Show students it’s okay to fail as long as we try again. Growing up, we’re taught to be careful: to wear helmets and knee pads … Read More

The Uncomfortable Truth About School

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TL;DR: Students forget most of what they “learn” in school. Acknowledging this gives us the freedom to focus on powerful learning experiences. Wrestling with the impermanence of some school “learning” challenges our core values as educators. What is Learning, Really? Educational thought leader Will Richardson loves to invite teachers to share their definitions of learning. His observation: most of us … Read More

Dare Mighty Things

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TL;DR: Learning and growth happen when you get out of your comfort zone. Scientists and engineers have to accept the possibility of failure. Teachers and students should be encouraged to Dare Mighty Things. Do you Dare Mighty Things? Take a moment and reflect: Are you playing it safe, staying in your comfort zone, and surrounded by the familiar? Or are … Read More

Episode 163- Karen Giuffre is a progressive change agent of education and she is here to tell us how we can be too.

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Karen Giuffre started a school in New Jersey to change the way school was done for her own kids and now she is changing the lives of students around the world. Follow Karen on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mentoredbykaren/ Check out Voyagers Community School at: https://www.voyagerscommunityschool.org/   MORE EPISODES