Life Goals vs Life Direction
Many people talk about setting life goals. These are usually long-term goals come in the form of “I want to…” statements, for example, “I…Continue reading on The Startup »
View ArticleAre Your Children Lazy?
“He could have done it, but he’s just lazy.”Continue reading on Medium »
View ArticleAre Parents And Teachers Switching Roles?
In my time as a teacher, I observed a strange phenomena increasing in the relationship between school and home.Continue reading on Medium »
View ArticleThe Causes Of ADD/ADHD
The number of psychological disorders, particularly among children, seems to be growing within our Western societies by the day. This…Continue reading on The Startup »
View ArticleChild-led Education?
The question of child-led education came up in a recent email I received and is becoming something that is discussed more often. It…Continue reading on Age of Awareness »
View ArticleIncidental Inspiration
One of the most essential activities that humans like to engage in is learning. To learn we must be motivated by something, and for the…Continue reading on The Startup »
View ArticleWe Will Always Be Hypocrites, And That’s OK
Hypocrisy. It’s something we can’t stand to see in other people and something that we fear to see in ourselves.Continue reading on Medium »
View ArticleExplaining The Unknown By The Known
Whenever we encounter some new piece of information we seek to understand and explain it in terms of what we already know.Continue reading on Medium »
View ArticleThe Difference Between ‘More Freedom’ And Freedom
Motivation, it’s what we need in all our learning and development as human beings. But how are humans motivated? What drives them? This is…Continue reading on The Startup »
View ArticleAutonomy Is Not The Antithesis Of Community
Does living autonomously limit your loyalty and community engagement?Continue reading on The Startup »
View ArticleOf Mice And Men (And Urbanisation)
What we might learn regarding close, personal relationships from the Mouse Utopia Experiments.Continue reading on Medium »
View ArticleSpeaking The Truth In Love
To love means to speak the truth. To be gently assertive is to “speak the truth in love.”Continue reading on Medium »
View ArticleFinding Shared Meaning
Love does not exist. I’m not saying that the word ‘love’ isn’t legitimate nor that the word ‘love’ is meaningless. All I am saying is that…Continue reading on The Startup »
View ArticleUnderstanding Sensitive And Resilient Children
A summary of the book: “The Orchid And The Dandelion: Why some people struggle and how all can thrive” by Dr Thomas BoyceContinue reading on Age of Awareness »
View ArticleCan We Justify Using Rewards?
Using rewards is so commonplace that it seems rather radical to question them. But can we really justify the use of rewards?Continue reading on Age of Awareness »
View ArticleThe Art Of Principled Negotiation
“Oh, it’s already eight o’clock. You’re supposed to be in bed by eight. Quick, off you go.”Continue reading on The Startup »
View ArticleWe Are Always Learning
We are always learning. There is never a time when we are not learning. But what are we learning? What is the aim of our learning?Continue reading on The Startup »
View ArticleAn Introduction To Natural Learning
To Learn means to be in a state of play. To live a life of curiosity, a life of inspiring one another, a life of connecting with each…Continue reading on Medium »
View ArticleConnection, Conversations and Dice Stories
I’ve got a neat and playful activity to give you today that helps to foster those four key ingredients of natural learning; curiosity…Continue reading on Medium »
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