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Benjamin Zander weaves a wonderful story that illuminates why we need to value every student. In Quaker philosophy there is a saying that a light shines in everyone . This Quaker vision is reflected clearly in the way Benjamin Zander speaks about Shining Eyes. In everyone, there is potential, goodness, or the capability to succeed…
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The most recent issue of Educational Leadership, Motivation Matters, an ASCD journal is devoted to the work of writers, thinkers, and educators on the subject of motivating students to learn. I have made my way through these excellent articles and learned a great deal about this elusive quality, motivation, that we hope all students…
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This is an interesting video series from Barbara Fredrickson, author of Positivity, on the importance of tapping into our positive emotions. She reflects on a variety of techniques we can use to align with our positive emotional side. Getting aligned with our positive emotions can influence our body-mind balance. These are two universal influences of…
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This is an excellent interview with Daniel Goleman, author of Working with Emotional Intelligence, on the importance of emotional intelligence as one of the THREE critical attributes for successful leadership. Coleman speaks about his five characteristics of strong emotional intelligence. self-awareness managing one’s emotions motivation to persevere empathy for others strong social skills I recommend…
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Over the last few years, Drew Charter School has undergone many changes and transitions. We’ve added a Senior Academy, now grades 9 and 10. We’ve nearly doubled in size. We’ve become a project-based learning, STEAM school. With all of these changes, we felt it was time to evaluate our school climate and culture to create…
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