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Reality Check: Greater Expectations
I’d caught the tail end of a conversation about math scores and a possible connection with the practice of moving students along in grade level regardless of whether they’ve mastered skills. It’s possible that I misunderstood. I’m sure what I … Continue reading
Posted in Helping Others
Tagged learning, need satisfaction, persistence, power
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Reality Check: The Disillusioned Learner
Barb tried gardening last year for the first time. It was awesome! Barb was ecstatic with her beautiful tomatoes and huge cucumbers. Her marigolds flowered and her sunflowers were so very sunny. Barb was hooked. All winter, she said, “I … Continue reading
Posted in Learning
Tagged dissatisfaction, encouragement, frustration, learning, persistence
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Reality Check: Your Power Source
A young woman I’ll call Yvette signed up for math class. The first day, Yvette informed me that she can’t do a specific, very basic type of problem. Over the years, others have tried to teach her but she just … Continue reading
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Tagged choosing thoughts, learning, motivation, power
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Reality Check: Help Yourself? Here are some resources…
Self-help may not be as effective as professional help. But if you can’t, or don’t want to find a suitable professional to help you work through your challenges, then self-help is better than no help at all. Last column, I … Continue reading
Posted in Develop Understanding
Tagged choosing influences, happiness, learning, offering information
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Reality Check: Out of the Ashes
When good things happen, when our needs and expectations are being met, it doesn’t take a lot of effort to feel satisfied and happy. However, when bad things happen, we’re given the delightful and very useful gift of an opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged gratitude, improving relationships, learning, perception
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Reality Check: The Joy of Mastery
In a talk on mastery, Sal Khan discusses the difficulty inherent in an educational process that pushes people to learn new material before they’ve mastered fundamentals. Mastery of learning is an appropriate topic for Khan. He’s the founder of khanacademy.org, … Continue reading
Posted in Develop Understanding
Tagged confidence, frustration, fun, learning, perception
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Reality Check: Willingness to Learn as an Employability Skill
Whether you spend time in a workplace, school, or in blissful retirement, you’ve likely noticed that there’s a lot of change going on. Sometimes, it’s even for the better. Especially in the workplace, willingness to change is essential. Why? Our … Continue reading
Posted in Workplace
Tagged choosing thoughts, fun, learning
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Reality Check: Lessons from the Pond
I don’t fish. However, I was on a pond recently, fishing. Everybody knows that while there may be moments of actual fish-catching while fishing, there is inevitably plenty of think-time in between those moments. Here are some of the life … Continue reading
Posted in Perception & Reality
Tagged choosing thoughts, fairness, fun, learning
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