Month: April 2011

On honey versus vinegar: A lesson from Jack to take to the classroom

A lesson from my student teaching days whispered to me through the wind and the rain this morning. Sheila, my supervising teacher, taught me to attract bees with honey, not vinegar. Jack taught it to me again a few hours ago. I am in a bad way this morning. My neck went out Saturday night On honey versus vinegar: A lesson from Jack to take to the classroom

“But those researchers don’t live in my neighborhood.”

This quote got me thinking this morning, about using research responsibly. About recognizing that learning and change are contextual and that research done in a vacuum (as much academic research is) is not always valid. (in reference to starting class earlier so that afterschool programs do not finish when it is dark out in a “But those researchers don’t live in my neighborhood.”

Resting

Leading from the Heart was forced to take a little rest by our hosting company. Never fear! I’ll be back up and running shortly (well, maybe not so shortly as I’m in the process of mining through 4 years worth of a MySQL database to try to locate my posts). As a result of the Resting