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Micromanaging

October 8, 2009

Today, two articles came across my desk focusing on micromanagement. After reading each, I began to think about how common it is seen in the classroom. From my experience, I believe that micromanagement can stifle the joy of learning. Surely, teachers need to monitor students. But, when monitoring becomes micromanaging, KÅ«lia i ka nu’u (achievement [...]

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Teaching “beyond”

October 6, 2009

A wise teacher’s ways, thoughts, plans, dreams must be higher, deeper and broader than his students’. This is the bottom line to KÅ«lia i ka nu’u. He always leads his students to greater heights, deeper depths and expansive horizons. He is the ultimate example of KÅ«lia i ka nu’u in their lives. In short, teaching [...]

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Expectations

July 14, 2009

What expectations did you have for your students this past year? Were your thoughts about them higher, broader and deeper than their thoughts about themselves? What about your goals and dreams for your school? Have you acquiesced to a lower expectation nothing will ever change attitude? Or, are you expectant, believing that something good is [...]

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The discipline of reflection

July 11, 2009

“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” – Peter Drucker I honestly believe that I would be further along if I had implemented the discipline of reflection earlier. Students would have benefited greatly if they had learned to reflect as well. Honest reflection is powerful! During [...]

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