100 Day Project – Day 53 – 10:14 pm “Education, for most people, means trying to lead the child to resemble the typical adult of his society…but for me, education means making creators…you have to make inventors, innovators, not conformists.” Jean Piaget I’ve just purchased the newly published Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson (although […]
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100 Day Project – Day 53 – Innovators
November 7th, 2011 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Books, Children, College students, Education, Important People, Quote of the Week, Reading
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100 Day Project – Day 45 – Power of Mentoring
October 20th, 2011 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Children, Important People, Musings, Teaching & Learning, Volunteer, Work
100 Day Project – Day 45 – 9;05 p.m. Become a Big. Do you want to make a difference in the world? Yes, you could donate some money, bring some cans to the food bank, donate your old clothes, your old car, and put coins in the red bucket during the holidays. These are good […]
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100 Day Project – Day 37 – Mark Twain
October 12th, 2011 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Important People, Musings, Quote of the Week, Teaching & Learning
Learning softeneth the heart and breedeth gentleness and charity. – The Prince and the Pauper Supposing is good, but finding out is better. – Mark Twain in Eruption; Mark Twain’s Autobiography That’s all I have to say today. It’s been a day of deep learning, excitement over the transformation that learning brings, and the […]
100 Day Project – Day 50 – Access, yet again
October 26th, 2011 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Important People, Musings, Teaching & Learning, Work
100 Day Project – Day 50 – 9:12 am The President of my college and work place says it eloquently on my behalf today: Access remains the foundation of community colleges : Commentary by President Robert Pura
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