People of the book?
Are we the People of the Book or the People of the Storybook?
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Insights
They Won’t Even Know
You won’t even know I’m in a wheelchair. If all interaction is online, you won’t know. And if #education becomes true #distancelearning, with no interpersonal interaction, students won’t know that I’m disabled. What do I think about that? There is good and bad to it, as with everything. This past year I didn’t meet my
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Effect-Driven Objectives
21st-century pre-semester preparation requires effect-driven objectives. What do I want the students to experience, no matter if we are in the classroom or meeting online? What parts of the course can I make easily accessible and present online, so precious classroom time is saved for discussion and in-depth understanding? The debate between what I want
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A Sukkot and Shabbat for Self-Contemplation
As Simon Sinek notes – one inherent paradox of humanity is the conflict between self and the group. Our relationships depend on our locus of focus and its impact on our decision to act – for self, for self-aligned groups, and groups other than self. As Hillel used to say: If I am not for
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The Doctor’s Den – Insights: Parent’s Back to School Attitude
As my family gets ready for the new school year, I have come to reconsider my attitude to the children going back to school. While their absence will be a relief, giving space for the work and many projects I want to accomplish, it will also be a little gloomy. A little less playful. A
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Insights: Extremists Suck #ModeratesUnite
Dr. D. Light has had it with extremists. Those people who cannot bother to open their ears (or eyes) and actually engage in discussion about any issue. Instead raising their voices as if that will help to reach understanding and build society. Moderates have remained silent…and the results are clear. We cannot protect the moderate ability for dialogue and
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