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December 23, 2012 by tragan

My greatest teacher

Many years ago when my children were young, they used to do various things that made me pretty angry in the moment. I realized at the time that they weren't doing anything different that most young kids did, but I would still get angry -- shoes not ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself Tagged With: Anger, Education, Jim Rohn, Learning, Teacher

July 22, 2011 by tragan

Fixing higher education

I read with interest a recent editorial in The Economist, titled "How to make college cheaper". It is an interesting read, and talks about a researcher's thought experiment around how to offer an education currently priced at $26,000 annually for the ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself Tagged With: Colleges and Universities, Economist, Education, Educators, Higher education, Organizations

December 10, 2010 by tragan

The trouble with our approach to “education”

After a breakfast discussion with a friend about many of the themes explored in the "detox project" (notably about trying to design a blueprint for a more harmonious 21st century), he emailed me this link to a video exploring some of the ways in ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself Tagged With: Education, Ken Robinson, Standardized test

August 12, 2010 by tragan

Truthiness in resumes…

Interesting article from Wharton that asks: "When do exaggerations and misstatements cross the line?" Here is a short extract from the article, just to get you chuckling a bit -- He recounts the story of Marilee Jones, a former dean of admissions ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself Tagged With: Education, Truthiness

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