I’m a bit of a late starter with this one, but I am currently reading Naomi Klein’s No Logo and I was struck by this statement: “Despite different cultures, middle-class youth all over the world seem to live their lives as if in a parallel universe. They get up in the morning, put on their…
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I was recently complimented on my writing, which, although I have a humanities background and spent most of my university years writing loooong papers, came as a surprise to me. At the time I didn’t really realize it, but upon reflection, it’s the blogging that has made me a better writer. Not only do I…
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I have just finished 2 consecutive weekend workshops with Bill and Ochan Powell. If you ever have the chance to take a course with them, either as part of the PTC, or with EARCOS, or from their consulting company, I highly recommend it. They are dynamic team and their workshops area always jam packed with…
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It all started this past summer – incidentally my first summer since 8th grade when I did not have anything “official” (like working, moving to a new country, going back to school, or getting married) to do – when I read Will Richardson’s book. I had an inkling that blogs were pretty interesting (I had…
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After a whirlwind of travel through Vietnam, up to Bangkok and back to KL just in time for an excellent weekend workshop on leadership in international schools, I’m finally back in action! This semester I’ve decided to try to focus on having our students collaborate with as many other students as we can manage (I’m…
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