This is text from my commencement address to the Tianjin International School class of 2014. Parents, teachers, board members, distinguished guests, It is my honor to be able to address you tonight but, in reality, I’m not here to speak to you today. You see, I have a unique connection with this class… we started … [Read more…]
Focused by Design The model I’m going to sketch out for you is one that any teacher can use in any classroom no matter where you are or what you are required to teach. However, it will be most powerful when implemented at the school level. There is great power in a group having a … [Read more…]
Now, back to the question from two posts ago. How can we as teachers help our students develop their worldview in such a way that we aren’t creating brainwashed puppets? What’s the key to disciple them towards wisdom? How do we cut the puppet’s strings? Ok, so we have a defined goal… the salvation of … [Read more…]
I left my last post giving you homework. I asked you to go and research laminin, the protein that holds our bodies together, and find out what it looks like. Did you do it? Were you amazed to find that it looks like this… That’s right, the very thing that holds our bodies together is … [Read more…]
Recently Linda Kardamis posed the following question on her website http://www.teach4theheart.com/ What’s Really Wrong with Our Education System? Despite the fact that I generally dislike “What’s wrong with…?” questions because they don’t generally offer solutions, I was intrigued by the question and her answers to it really got me thinking. I’d highly recommend that you … [Read more…]
