In his weekly email newsletter, George Siemens wrote/quoted: This is one of the more insightful statements I’ve come across recently – What Google Could Learning From Goffman: “When we merge social groups together, we are challenged to manage our disclosures across these groups, which have different norms of propriety.” The social software I use regularly […]
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The Road Less Traveled
Sometimes you can’t just take baby steps, and you’ve got to commit fully to experience something… I’m leaving my job, my home, and my country. I have just accepted a Principal’s position in Dalian China for September. My wife will be teaching at the school and my daughters will be attending it. We weren’t actually […]
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“Who Have You Helped Today?” – Developing Empathy
Prelude Two Brothers, Craig and Marc Kielburger, are my modern day heroes. Tonight Marc is having dinner with Oprah Winfrey. The brothers’ US office is hosted by Oprah. They have had an audience with Mother Teresa. They have been featured on Oprah, CNN, CBC, BBC, and 60 Minutes. They are sought after speakers that have […]
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A Giant Teaches Me About SUCCESS: a “what are your secrets to a successful life” meme
I’ve been tagged with a “what are your secrets to a successful life” meme by Kelly Christopherson. To be honest, I was dreading being tagged by a meme… I knew it was going to come eventually, but my writing process, my flow, seldom lends itself to creating lists… they are too linear for my big […]
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it brought tears to my eyes
The power of the human spirit at its’ best! “CAN”: World’s Strongest Dad, (read this first). Originally posted: March 12th, 2007 Reflection upon re-reading and re-posting: We see so many horrible things in the news… why aren’t stories like this one ever the headlines? We really need to re-evaluate why a troubled kid who shoots […]
