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Jason Ellenbogen
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How we help students fail in 4 easy steps
Of course I never want your students to fail, or your teaching to be anything less than exceptional. I put forward these observations so...
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Lisa Kelleher
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7 ways you can help support your teen now
This last year and a half has been beyond challenging for teenagers. Summer is here and with vaccines and numbers going down, a glimpse...
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Jason Ellenbogen
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Habits Inhabit Online Learning
What are the pitfalls and strengths of online learning? When we venture into the online world of information, it is first and foremost a...
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Jason Ellenbogen
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Education as a rite of passage
Education as a rite of passage There is an old saying: "If the men in a society are not initiated into it - they will destroy it." I...
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Jason Ellenbogen
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Facilitating Individualized Education
A good sign that a class, course or workshop went well is when I – the facilitator – learn something from it. Last week our first...
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Jason Ellenbogen
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The Value of Doing Things Badly
For a while I worked with a teacher who had mastered the art of getting students involved. She often talked about the obvious fact that...
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Jason Ellenbogen
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I love it when students complain
A student, who is generally not motivated about school, came to me to complain. She had a long list of points on her phone. She paced...
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Jason Ellenbogen
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One Idea To Rule Them All
I've often mused that if we could teach one idea per course per year, that would be enough. How many courses - years of study - have you...
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