In the evening I go up in the desert and spend hours watching the sun go down, just enjoying it, and every day I go out and watch it again. I draw some and there is a little painting and so the days go by. Georgia O’Keefe Routine. Sustainable actions. Repetition. Enjoyment of life. These […]
Archives for April 2013
Embrace the Gaping Void
Photo by Aka_lusi I’m taking a really great course now called Teach Now which I highly recommend for anyone who is interested in teaching. Registration is currently closed but it’s worth getting onto the mailing list to learn about it next time. The course is for current teachers and aspiring teachers. It deals with the nuts […]
The Value of Differentiation (and the Added Value of a Sense of Humour)
Today I stumbled across this awesome video on Youtube – Rolling Clay With Keith. Check it out: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMzL1T8MjWQ?rel=0] I love this video for all kinds of reasons. Let’s look at some of them… 1. It’s funny Let’s face it, we all take ourselves too seriously sometimes and this seems to often come out when […]
Daring to Dance to a Different Beat
It’s tempting as we get older to think that we need to be on just one path. Or that when we make a decision we have to stick with it. Or even that our head knows best what to do – we talk ourselves into making decisions we think are ‘smart’ or ‘best’ without ever […]