What is the purpose of education? Day 178 #Project180

I’m only as effective as the support I give. Not the lectures I give. Not the assignments I give. The support I give. #Project180

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Two “Phone Zones” 1. No-Phone Zone: self-explanatory and straightforward. 2. Phone Zone: invitation for responsibility (manage your phone), ambiguous (on purpose). Practicing responsibility in the ambiguity of reality. More simply, learning to live in the “real world.”

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What is the purpose of education? Day 179 #Project180

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“If I’m not helping you, I’m not sure I’m teaching you. Help is where learning begins, so help must be where teaching begins. So let’s begin. With help. Please ask me for help.” My pitch to my kids on help yesterday. #Project180

What is the purpose of education? Day 180 #Project180

The more I cared about grading, the more my kids cared about grading. The more I cared about learning, the more my kids cared about learning. No, they are not the same thing. Dare to care differently. #Project180