This question came up a little over a year ago, during one of our international conferences for the high school program, of which I am a part. Since then, I have ruminated over it, at times, asking myself that same question, as part of my ongoing development practice. The way I see it, this question…
On Christmas, Culture and Classrooms: #1
Well, here we are. One day after Christmas, and as usual, I get down to my reflective self as I ponder over what this last year has brought. The word ‘gratitude’ gains prominence, together with the word ‘resilience’ and ‘presence’. Of the three, gratitude is definitely the most important in these last couple of years….
And….we’re back!
It’s been quite a while since there’s been any action on this page, so I am happy to be back, and to you…greetings!! In the last year, both Nadja and I have taken some time off to focus on other matters and the blog was set on hold. Neither of us wanted to pull the…
Em português…uma resenha do livro ‘Ansiedade: Como enfrentar o mal do século’, de Augusto Cury
Olá, minha gente!! Fazia um bom tempo que não escrevia nada em blog, pois vou confessar: tem momentos que escrever para refletir, organizar as idéias, conversar com os meus botões e tal é um momento legal. Mas tem dias que a gente quer um retorno, uma troca, um comentário, sabe? Mas to ligada….sei que blog…
Brain Exercises
The brain is an intrinsic and mysterious organ with an amazing capability to coordinate every corner of our body, processing, storing and transforming information so we can function and thrive in this world. With more than 100 billion nerve cells – some scientists say it’s more like 80 billion- they connect and disconnect during a…
Raising a Bilingual Child – part 2
In part1 we interviewed a mother who chose to raise her child speaking with him in her own mother tongue, at home, while living in a foreign country. In a curious opposite situation is Alecsandra Maciel, a mother of two little boys who decided to raise her children as bilinguals in her native country. Particularly,…
The Terrible Teens … or not?
” Aw, teacher, come on … this is sooo boring!” That one utterance could easily mislead any teacher to label his/her teenage students as equally boooring! I know I did, for quite a while…until I switched perspectives. Let’s face it: they’re not the easiest age group to deal with. They can be considered ‘lazy,’ ‘unwilling,’…
Raising a Bilingual Child – part 1
Disney’s It’s a Small World was never so right on as it is in this contemporary, globalized world. In such a world, being able to speak more than one language is surely an advantage. But when exactly to start learning a second language? I interviewed two amazing mothers who have decided to raise their children…
Vacation: Sunscreen, Bathing Suit … and a Pen
Ah, vacation … It was all Mr. Blaze was dreaming of. He had started the school year quite excited about teaching a new class. But towards the end, Mr. Blaze was counting the remaining time for his vacation just like he had done on New Year’s Eve: 10, 9, 8 .. and off he went,…
About this blog
Who is this blog intended for? Anyone interested in education and learning, basically. I believe that parents, educators (whether novice or expert) will enjoy not only reading the posts, and hopefully feel encouraged to share their work as well. What can we expect to read/see here? Musings on anything from Education to book and /…
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