- Apr 2017
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There was no way that the teacher or the principal could ever understand what I was feeling in that moment unless they had experienced it
Was there an opportunity to explain this to the principal, or perhaps to the teacher at a later time?
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- Feb 2017
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showed more significant gains in their ELA growth than any of the seniors Antero had taught previously
This links back to the quote about how an artist might end up with a product they hadn't specifically planned for.
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as the art emerges, they may make countless adjustments and new decisions that result in a product they probably didn’t imagine from the start
In the quote by Csikszentmihalyi that follows this one, this result is framed as a bad conclusion due to lack of set goals. I disagree with that. True, the end product might not be what you intended, but that should not detract from any inherent value.
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relaxing the muscles that are stretching and the muscles that do not need to work in the pose.
I read this as focusing intently on the muscles that will transform the wobble into a steady flow.
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Figure I.2
This graph is odd in that it seems to indicate that flow moves you backwards instead of forward. I get the idea, but I don't care for the graph.
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address each new teaching experience
Every new group/class of students is unique, and teaching them should feel unique in its own manner.
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- Jan 2017
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In many of those in whom by nature intellectual interest is strong, social conditions prevent its adequate realization.
This is unfortunately still true today, and is a problem that connected learning seeks to address.
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It is through what we do in and with the world that we read its meaning and measure its value.
This is true when we think of the Earth both as a physical location and as the population which coexists upon it.
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we learn from experience, and from books or the sayings of others only as they are related to experience
This is still true today and should be considered when considering teaching methods that motivate student engagement.
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If you have the end in view of forty or fifty children learning certain set lessons, to be recited to a teacher, your discipline must be devoted to securing that result.
This is still relevant in today's educational debates when people speak of teaching students how to score well on standardized tests.
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greater accuracy of adaptation to differing personalities
This is something that seems to be sorely lacking in the current US political climate.
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