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Depth of Engagement: Does flunking students teach them a lesson?
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We're all in this together, and that's pretty cool when you think about it. Kosmosis: Bill's poetry and writing. Thursday, December 18, 2014. Does flunking students teach them a lesson? Does flunking students teach them a lesson? It almost sounds silly as I write it. Obviously, if they fail, they aren't learning the material. But are they learning "a lesson"? Are they learning that there are consequences to their actions? Do zeros teach responsibility? Not in my experience. Them, isn't it? I'm the direct...
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Depth of Engagement: Five meditations to develop better cell phone self-control
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We're all in this together, and that's pretty cool when you think about it. Kosmosis: Bill's poetry and writing. Monday, July 27, 2015. Five meditations to develop better cell phone self-control. One of the challenges of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) classroom is that students get distracted by their cell phones. And they're not alone. A recent Gallup survey shows most people (me included) check their phones at least a few times per hour. One way to do that is through mindfulness meditation. You start...
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Depth of Engagement: Digital whitewater and teens
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We're all in this together, and that's pretty cool when you think about it. Kosmosis: Bill's poetry and writing. Saturday, March 14, 2015. Digital whitewater and teens. At a school climate committee meeting the other day, someone mentioned that they thought the emergence of social media has dramatically increased the complexity of the lives of teens. I think this is kind of profound, and I think it's not just teens whose lives have been complicated, but what's it all about? 5) This causes stress. Our...
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Depth of Engagement: Will humans become obsolete?
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We're all in this together, and that's pretty cool when you think about it. Kosmosis: Bill's poetry and writing. Friday, February 8, 2013. Will humans become obsolete? When I heard about the robot that made 360 burgers per hour. It got me wondering about technology. Will human labor become obsolete? Obsolescence overtook the blacksmith, the weaver and many other tradesmen of the past. Every new technology: printing press, steam engine, locomotive, plane, or computer, eliminates the need for some form of ...
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Depth of Engagement: Some thoughts on mindfulness
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We're all in this together, and that's pretty cool when you think about it. Kosmosis: Bill's poetry and writing. Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Some thoughts on mindfulness. If you remember that awareness of whatever occurs is. Meditation, then meditation becomes much easier than you may think. Read this passage this morning in The Joy of Living. It's pretty much the whole #mindfulness concept/practice in a nutshell. But by far the best part yet has been noticing my own thought patterns- selfishness, inse...
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Depth of Engagement: June 2015
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We're all in this together, and that's pretty cool when you think about it. Kosmosis: Bill's poetry and writing. Wednesday, June 24, 2015. What my students liked about my mastery-based class. I asked the students of my differentiated, mastery-based biology. For some feedback at the end of the year, and I don't know why I was surprised by their answers. They pretty much summed up exactly what I'd hoped to achieve. Here's how they answered the question, "What was the best thing about this class? And two st...
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Depth of Engagement: A better fit between humanity and the modern world
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We're all in this together, and that's pretty cool when you think about it. Kosmosis: Bill's poetry and writing. Tuesday, February 17, 2015. A better fit between humanity and the modern world. There are several things about the modern world that do not seem to fit well with the biological and psychological make-up we have inherited from our ancestors, and this leads to a dilemma. Paleo diet more than two years ago, and it has made a huge difference in my health and well-being.). I sometimes wonder if it ...
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Depth of Engagement: Measuring (and teaching) responsibility
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We're all in this together, and that's pretty cool when you think about it. Kosmosis: Bill's poetry and writing. Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Measuring (and teaching) responsibility. We all want our students to learn responsibility- to turn assignments in on time, but are late penalties the answer? Giving zeros for missed homework and subtracting 10% per day from late reports seems to make sense at first, but consider this:. I agree that teaching responsibility is important, but is this really what we intend?
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Depth of Engagement: July 2015
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We're all in this together, and that's pretty cool when you think about it. Kosmosis: Bill's poetry and writing. Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Why study when there are so many mongongo nuts in the world? When we have to resort to external motivators, that means there's something wrong. Often, it means something we're doing is not fitting with human nature. That's why we have to force it. Tells the story of three natives of Tierra del Fuego. This may apply to school in at least two ways. First, who can blame yo...
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Depth of Engagement: Why the success of everyone is up to all of us
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We're all in this together, and that's pretty cool when you think about it. Kosmosis: Bill's poetry and writing. Thursday, July 16, 2015. Why the success of everyone is up to all of us. The message of Malcolm Gladwell's provocative book, Outliers. Is either kind of discouraging or really exciting, depending on how you look at it. According to Gladwell, it takes four things to be successful:. 2) In order to get that, you need plenty of lucky breaks, like Bill Joy. 4) This unhelpful attitude of powerlessne...
