Love vs. Anger in our schools... what a concept.

Greetings all,

To be honest... I was pretty skeptical at first, but became a believer with this video. He brings up a number of concepts about anger, communication and love. Although my favorite quote from the video was not his... its definately worth printing:

“Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids it break." - William Shakespeare

As educators... we have to also listen with our hearts. Enjoy.

Students... getting it???

Okay... Aside from the entertainment value of this embedded video... It really does make me think about a few things.

1. What did the teacher do wrong?
2. How would you teach this class?
3. Could they have benefited from online learning? Why or Why not?

Some humor is based on presenting (in the appropriate context) an extreme version of a human interaction. Can you see any of your student or your self in this very humorous classroom day with Jerry Seinfeld? Enjoy...

Seinfeld - History Class - World WarII | Funny Jokes at JibJab

Tutoring....

Okay... here's an idea that's definitely worth thinking about. Let me know if you're interested... I just might start one out here in Tucson... say a cowboy theme.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/dave_eggers_makes_his_ted_prize_wish_once_upon_a_school.html

Let me know.

Emotional Intelligence in the classroom

Very interesting video about how emotional intelligence plays in the schools of today. If you're new to teaching or want a different view on something you may be doing every day... please watch this video.



This video can be found at http://www.edutopia.org. Enjoy