We Teach We Learn » Quote of the Day http://www.weteachwelearn.org Professional Development for teachers who are also learners Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:51:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Bertrand Russell http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/05/bertrand-russell/ http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/05/bertrand-russell/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 03:08:57 +0000 Chris http://www.weteachwelearn.org/?p=1320 “It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man (WTWL interjects, “or student”) who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won’t go.”

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  • Will Richardson
    • ]]>     If you’ve ever hired or managed or taught, you know the feeling.

    People are just begging to be told what to do. There are a lot of reasons for this, but I think the biggest one is: “If you tell me what to do, the responsibility for the outcome is yours, not mine. I’m safe.”

    When asked, resist.

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    ]]>     http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/02/seth-godin/feed/ 0     Bill Ferriter: on Twitter http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/01/bill-ferriter-on-and-in-twitter/ http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/01/bill-ferriter-on-and-in-twitter/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:44:28 +0000 Chris http://www.weteachwelearn.org/?p=934
  • Bill Watterson
  • Hesitant about blogs and wikis? Read this!
    • ]]>     It took me about 3 months to truly figure out how conversations work here and to feel like I understood the norms of the Verse. The effort was worth it times ten, though….It’s where I turn first for professional growth and learning now! –Bill Ferriter ( On Twitter–literally) .

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  • Sam Levenson
  • Oscar Wilde
  • Daniel H. Pink
    • ]]>     “You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.”

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    ]]>     http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/01/sam-levenson-2/feed/ 0     Greg Perry http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/01/greg-perry/ http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/01/greg-perry/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:18:17 +0000 Chris http://www.weteachwelearn.org/?p=880 Try something different. If it turns out to be a mistake then you’ve learned something, so it isn’t really a mistake. –Greg Perry

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    ]]>     http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/01/greg-perry/feed/ 0     Sir Ken Robinson http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/01/sir-ken-robinson/ http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/01/sir-ken-robinson/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:21:30 +0000 Chris http://www.weteachwelearn.org/?p=860
  • What knowledge has the most worth? Zhao, Y.
  • Brown, N.E. and K. Bussert. Information literacy 2.0: empowering students through personal engagement.
    • ]]>     “My contention is that creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status.”

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    ]]>     http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/01/sir-ken-robinson/feed/ 0     Gail Godwin http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/01/gail-godwin/ http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/01/gail-godwin/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:22:32 +0000 Chris http://www.weteachwelearn.org/?p=832
  • Ball, W. H. & Brewer, P. F. Socratic seminars. In Teaching in the block: strategies for engaging active learners
    • ]]>     “Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater.”

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    ]]>     http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/01/gail-godwin/feed/ 2     Oscar Wilde http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/01/oscar-wilde/ http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/01/oscar-wilde/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:31:29 +0000 Chris http://www.weteachwelearn.org/?p=768
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    • ]]>     “Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.”

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    ]]>     http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/01/oscar-wilde/feed/ 0     Eric Hoffer http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2009/12/eric-hoffer/ http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2009/12/eric-hoffer/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:22:43 +0000 Chris http://www.weteachwelearn.org/?p=753
  • With boys and girls in mind. Gurian, M., Stevens, K.
    • ]]>     “In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”

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    ]]>     http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2009/12/eric-hoffer/feed/ 0     Bill Watterson http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2009/10/bill-watterson/ http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2009/10/bill-watterson/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:10:29 +0000 Chris http://www.weteachwelearn.org/?p=635
  • Bill Ferriter: on Twitter
    • ]]>     “People who get nostalgic about childhood were obviously never children.”

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