Not long ago, I was facilitating a workshop for Principals on Leadership and technology and how to facilitate change.
About a third of the way through the morning a principal raised his hand. He was clearly frustrated and said,
“I already know about leadership. No offense. I’m just being honest.”
Wow! Was this the most arrogant S.O.B. in [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Knowing v Embodying
Posted in Learning on March 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Wolves of Learning
Posted in Learning on March 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »
At birth we are blessed with a natural curiosity. There is a great wildness in it. A shaft of sunlight illuminates a world of dust and delicate objects floating in air, as if by magic. A child who catches a glimpse of this will stop whatever it’s doing and begin to explore what it sees. [...]
Learning from Our Students
Posted in Learning on March 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
She wiped away a torrent of tears from her eyes with a tissue that she withdrew from a black leather handbag with large looping handles. After taking a deep breath she looked at me with deeply hurt, red-rimmed eyes,
“Don’t let them do this to you, Pete!”
As she was finishing her sentence she stood abruptly and [...]
