Archive for November, 2011

Oscar Wilde

Quote of the Day November 15, 2011 at 3:35 pm Comments are Disabled

“Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” –Oscar Wilde

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John Ruskin

Quote of the Day November 14, 2011 at 11:05 pm Comments are Disabled

Education does not mean teaching people what they do not know.  It means teaching them to behave as they do not behave. –John Ruskin

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Using toilet humor to teach writing

Using toilet humor to teach writing

Featured Articles, Video of the Day, videos November 11, 2011 at 11:44 pm 1 comment

The video’s a bit shaky (I had a student record it), but I think it’s a good illustration of the power of persuasive writing.  In […]

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Audre Lorde

Quote of the Day November 9, 2011 at 8:50 pm Comments are Disabled

The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot. –Audre Lorde

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David Star

Quote of the Day November 7, 2011 at 7:01 pm Comments are Disabled

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.” –David Star

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Michael Fullan

Quote of the Day November 6, 2011 at 12:26 pm Comments are Disabled

You cannot have students as continuous learners and effective collaborators, without teachers having the same characteristics. — Michael Fullan

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John Kotter

John Kotter

Quote of the Day November 5, 2011 at 10:44 am Comments are Disabled

Communication seems to work best when it is so direct and so simple that it has a sort of elegance. — John Kotter

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Arguing with success

The Shift November 4, 2011 at 11:35 am Comments are Disabled

Data.  As soon as you’ve crunched the numbers, you know. Your students are performing well in subject A, but not so well in subject B. […]

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Expectations: A new paradigm

Expectations: A new paradigm

The Shift November 1, 2011 at 8:25 pm 2 comments

When it comes to expectations, most teachers will tell you, “When in doubt, raise ‘em.” Often, I think that works.  I’ve seen it in my […]

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