by Donna Miller Fry (@fryed)
Photo Credit: One-Fat-Man via Compfight cc A friend once said to me, “I never expect much of anything. That way, I am never disappointed.” It’s an odd way to live. I would sooner set my sights very high, and learn to get over any hint of disappointment. Reflecting on that makes me think […]
Teamwork is powerful. Working with others to achieve a common goal is such an invigorating experience. In education, it’s what we do for kids. Collaborative inquiry into how best to help students learn brings meaning to our profession. Back when my son was building his cycling career and he got his first really big win, […]
This past year, I was fortunate to work with Robert Dunn and Steven Katz on a research project which used case management techniques to deeply study the reasons why students were not attending school, and therefore not succeeding in graduating. The experience reinforced the observation that complex issues require complex solutions, and blanket strategies to […]
Update: Do you want to help save the Ontario Ranger Program? This program is key to giving our youth the opportunity to work as a team, to become strong, to build skills in collaboration and to become a resilient and focused member of our society. Check out the action plan here: http://www.savetherangers.ca/ Were you an Ontario […]
I am a voracious learner. I can’t help myself. I am interested in almost everything. I remember complaining about this personal trait to one of my professors, Fred Helleiner, when I was an undergraduate student. I could not focus on one area to major in. I wanted to take everything. He said to me, “And […]
*Please note that due to the personal nature of many of the responses to this post, I am no longer approving further comments. This post has had a large number of visceral responses, which tells me this is not an isolated problem. I hope that everyone reading this will recognize the signs and work to […]
