Uncategorized Paradigm #3 – Conditioned to Compete 30 Jan 2018 As we survey our cultural landscape it is hard not see our world without the lens of competition. It dominates the airwaves as political parties clash for votes, sports teams…
Uncategorized Paradigm #2 – Education is Viewed Transactionally 29 Jan 2018 As I reflect on my time as a student both in K-12 and college, I'm struck at how pervasive this mindset was for me. I often obsessed more about the…
Uncategorized Bus 02 Adventures – Wintery Teamwork for Student Success 23 Jan 2018 Thank you to all those who drive buses in the horrid weather conditions we have gotten recently! These past few weeks have been stressful at times as I've scouted various…
Uncategorized Paradigm #1 – Relationship of Economic Performance and Education 21 Jan 2018 If you were to research the academic literature related to educational policy, you would find that a main talking point is the correlation of education to economic progress. Though I…
Uncategorized Shattering Paradigms 18 Jan 2018 On Tuesday January 16, 2018 an important conference was held for educational policy makers entitled: 'Bush-Obama school reform: lessons learned'. At the conference the hope was to uncover what were…
Uncategorized Teaching Cognitive Skills 16 Jan 2018 Martin Luther King Jr.'s quote above rings truer today than ever. Teaching how to think...developing those crucial cognitive skillsets.There is no question that educators, administrators, policy makers, and other stakeholders…
Uncategorized Kindred Kettle Spirit ~ Life’s Manifesto 14 Jan 2018 At the start of the New Year our whole teaching staff received training on the 7 Habits. One of the challenges we had were to select an object that explained…
Uncategorized Learning Through History 13 Jan 2018 If I had not been an Agricultural educator, I would have became a social studies teacher. My passion for history and our mutual past began as a fourth grade student.…
Uncategorized Principle #4 – I Build Community 12 Jan 2018 Learning does not happen in a vacuum. All learning is relational."Learning happens in relationship with others."The quality and quantity of learning is a function of the quality of the relationships in…
Uncategorized Principle #3 – I See Greatness 9 Jan 2018 What do I see when I look around the classroom? Do I see objects? Do I sense trouble?Or do I see students whose lives are as deep and rich as…
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