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So, You Are a Graduate. So What? - The Genius in Children
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The Genius in Children. So, You Are a Graduate. So What? May 23, 2015. 8220;I have a proclamation:. Let today be the last day we joke that we are stupid or crazy. It’s not clever to pretend we hate what we love, and it wasn’t wrong study it. 8220;Let today be the last day we dismiss our ambitions before we’ve started. Does the world need another artist who’s already given up? 8220;Let today be the first day we refuse to be embarrassed to be artists. Ironic detachment gets us nowhere….”. LOVE this, Rick!
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New Ears for a New Year at Golden Oak - The Genius in Children
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The Genius in Children. New Ears for a New Year at Golden Oak. December 31, 2014. Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. Yasmin had helped Violet push herself farther than she thought she could go, and Violet didn’t give up and felt proud that she had accomplished something she didn’t think could. Last year, I stepped away from my job. Last year, Jasmine and Aymani were sitting together editing each other’s papers. Could we find a time for you to come back and read to my students? Yes, I did,...
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Talks and Presentations - The Genius in Children
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The Genius in Children. A popular workshop includes a professional development workshop for teachers during the day and a talk with parents in the evening. For more information about talks, presentations and speaking engagements please contact:. R ackerly at gmail dot com. The Genius in Children. How to bring out the best in our children. Redefining success: preparing your children for success in the 21st century. Surviving the Rigors of Applying to College. Leadership When it’s Out of Control. Robert Ev...
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"No Authority" - The Genius in Children
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The Genius in Children. 8220;No Authority”. January 19, 2015. At school at 6:30 this morning I did something that received the response: No Authority. That I had done it successfully a hundred times in the past half year didn’t matter. Soon an alarm would go off and all you-know-what would break looseall because I had No Authority. Having some computer not recognize your authority is one thing, but what about a room full of people? What about an institution full of people? Are you an authority? These aut...
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Children Want Social Responsibility - The Genius in Children
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The Genius in Children. Children Want Social Responsibility. September 25, 2014. Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. In a school where the children own their own learning, where they take responsibility for their social and physical environment, we should not be surprised when they want to step forward and try adult roles on for size. Humans want to be valuable, and these 10-year-olds found a way. Two others just recently asked me if they could help out at dismissal. I agree. If everyo...
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Groundhog Day for All Educators - The Genius in Children
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The Genius in Children. Groundhog Day for All Educators. February 2, 2015. Today is Groundhog Day, but ever since I saw the movie Groundhog Day, February 2 is not so much about 6 more weeks of winter as the wonderful gift we have each been given to reinvent ourselves. The only self we really want to be is our genius-self. All other selves must go. Previous post: “No Authority”. Next post: Help Your Child with Standardized Tests. The Genius in Every Child Available now. Advance copies available on Amazon.
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Help Your Child with Standardized Tests - The Genius in Children
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The Genius in Children. Help Your Child with Standardized Tests. May 2, 2015. What’s the relationship between standardized testing and the aims of education? Just before spring vacation Alex and Dylan saw me in the hallway outside their classroom. Mr. Rick, Can we make an appointment to see you? They asked almost in unison. We settled on two o’clock that afternoon. At two-on-the-dot they were sitting in my office with notes in their laps and began:. Alex: We think it should be very democratic. Next time ...
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Altruism
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The Genius in Children. From the category archives:. Tomorrow’s Change Makers Don’t Underestimate Children. October 23, 2015. The Need to Contribute. February 12, 2014. December 18, 2013. November 15, 2013. The Need to Matter is a Basic Human Need. June 6, 2013. May 3, 2013. Thoughtfulness: Engaging Empathy to Build Strong Brains. June 6, 2012. Treat Them As If They Are. April 24, 2012. To Educate Empathy, Educate Imagination. April 18, 2012. Parents and Teachers Building Empathy in Children. Child'...
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Conflict, Responsibility and Justice - The Genius in Children
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The Genius in Children. Conflict, Responsibility and Justice. October 2, 2014. Three boys appeared in the door of my office, yesterday. Boy 1: We’re not in trouble. Our teacher sent us to ask if you could help us work out a problem that came up at recess. I excused myself from the finance meeting,. And the boys gathered around me at a chair in the hallway. Boy 2: We got into a fight. Mr Rick: Do you think you can work it out yourselves? Boy 3: We want to try to work it out ourselves. Boy 4: I will. A bet...
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The Genius in Children - Insights into discovering the genius of our children - Page 2
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The Genius in Children. Diagnosis Can Blind Us to Leadership Opportunities. March 24, 2016. After one of my workshops on Finding Your Genius at a school last year, the mother of fourth-grader Maya told me of the struggle Maya had with social anxiety. Read More…. Leadership Opportunities in a Climate of Fear. March 16, 2016. Shocked, to find that gambling is going on in here. Claude Rains in Casablanca. The powerlessness of people on a school bus in Upstate New York. Shame on us. Read More…. March 8, 2016.
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