I considered myself quite the nerd, all through high school. I loved school. Not just because of my friends, but also because I felt accomplished there. Every task I set my mind to was a breeze. I was definitely sailing high above the clouds. But then I graduated, and that super glamorous image I had of myself shattered to pieces. I wasn’t prepared for the … Continue reading Diminishing Creativity: A Real Problem in Education
I was having a hard time concentrating. Nothing is going right. My thoughts mumbled over and over. What do I do? It was another moment when I realized that things just weren’t working out for me the way they always had seemed to, when I was younger. Back then, I was resilient, athletic, goofy, loyal, and overall beaming with happiness (so much so that you … Continue reading What the Spirit Feels Like, to me
Insanity is doing the same thing again and again, expecting the results to change. If that is true, then perhaps the fact that classrooms are operating the same way now as they were 100 years ago shows that we may be going insane. Some things have to change. Classrooms cannot stay the way they have always been. And indeed, they are changing, because they are … Continue reading How Should I Teach Students About Other Cultures?
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