MLK Was Right on Education
As Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote: Education must also train one for quick, resolute and effective thinking. To think incisively and to think for one’s …
Teaching
How To Explain
We go to a training session or meet with a boss, but no one comes out understanding what they were attempting to explain. Why is …
Management of Self and Others
To manage well, we should follow principles of Extreme Ownership (re book by Willink and Babin) and The Five Whys (root cause analysis), and be …
Word vs. Meaning 2Jun2023
Words are a tool of thought, but not thought itself. And communication comes from learning the speaker’s mental content.
Dewey’s Formal Steps of Instruction
On pp. 201-204 of How We Think, John Dewey wrote: “In the recitation the teacher comes into his closest contact with the pupil. In the recitation …
Questions For Anyone Who Teaches: Parents, Teachers, Trainers, Bosses, & More
On pp. 204-205 of How We Think, John Dewey wrote: “Lack of any preparation on the part of a teacher leads, of course, to a …