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In his book To Sell Is Human, author Daniel Pink shares a lesson he learned in law school. His professor instructed students to “find the 1%.” What he meant was that students would benefit from wading through all the details and arguments to find the true legal issue – the real heart of the matter…
Building respect between students and teachers and between student peers is an important part of the work that is done in the classroom. In the article Relationships and Rapport: “You Don’t Know Me Like That” author Gabriel “Asheru” Benn shares the following classroom practices that build rapport and respect: Develop a shared standard for learning…
How do you define respect in the classroom? How would your students define respect in the classroom? Would these definitions be the same? These were the types of questions that drove a team of researchers from Seattle, WA to conduct a study of respect in the classroom. The article Four Faces of Respect (Hajii, 2006)…
If you’ve been in education for any length of time, you’ve probably heard about the importance of connecting with students. You may have even heard the often quoted, “Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” In the book Designed to Learn: Using Design Thinking to Bring Purpose and…
I recently ordered some chairs for our living room, and like so many products today, they will require some assembly. The company that produced the chairs provided instructions that contained images of the chair parts and the types of fasteners that will be used to bring the pieces all together. The directions show step-by-step the…
Think of your refrigerator at home. What do you see? If you have children in your home (or have had children in your home), it is likely that you see a large appliance decorated with hand-made artwork, crafts, report cards, photos, and other meaningful creations. The picture you see today is my refrigerator at home.…
In 1564, English author, poet, and publisher produced the book A Dialogue Containing the Number in Effect of all the Proverbs in the English Tongue. One of the most well-known and often recited proverbs from this publication is as follows: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. This wise adage reminds us that action and risk taking are…
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