Educator w/global experiences committed to teaching relevant skills, inspiring curiosity, promoting empathy, building community, & practicing a life of balance.
"One ironical consequence of the drive for so-called higher standards in schools is that the children are too busy to think."
-John Holt (more than 60 years ago)
Need a pick-me-up? Take 30 minutes & watch this fantastic short documentary, "The Last Repair Shop."
This documentary highlights the power of the human spirit & how the arts, or the instruments used to create art, can have life-changing impact on us. https://t.co/TjKgf86mIh
"Imagine you are at the end of your life and you are granted the ability to repeat one day. Which period of your life do you choose to repeat? Does that tell you anything about how you should be spending your time today? "
-@JamesClear
1/2 When he taught H.S. history, Jim Nehring handed out several textbooks’ takes on the same historical event, each offering a different account in a tone of absolute certainty. Students learned more about the topic but they also came to question authoritative pronouncements.