"Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans: it's lovely to be silly at the right moment." -- Horace ………………………………………………………………… Ask Yourself 3 Little Questions in a Specific Order and You'll Completely Change Your Life That sounds like a bold claim doesn't it? But, it's absolutely true. 3 Questions that will change your life These […]
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Visual Learning: Using Images to Focus Attention, Evoke Emotions, and Enrich Learning
Say it with words and you're lucky if they hear it or bother to read it. Tell your story with imagery, and it grabs attention, evokes emotion, and is more instantly processed. Sixty thousand times faster, say some researchers. At Hong Kong International School (HKIS), we have concerns quite similar to those of teachers in […]
Today’s must-read is a Pulitzer prize winner – Olive Kitteridge
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Strout won The Pulitzer Prize for her collection of 13 short stories set in small-town Maine. The Pulitzer judges commended her for work that "packs a cumulative emotional wallop" held together by the "blunt, flawed and fascinating" character of title character Olive. Strout's book was a finalist for this year's […]
Book – Hello Baby by Mem Fox
After meeting a bevy of baby animals -- including a clever monkey, a hairy warthog, and a dusty lion cub -- the baby in this story discovers the most precious creature of all...itself, of course! With an exuberant rhyming text by bestselling author Mem Fox and adorable cut-paper illustrations by Caldecott-Honor recipient Steve Jenkins, this […]
Presentation Mistakes: The View From the Audience
I routinely do presentations and thought many of the things I do and know about presenting to an audience were simply common sense. However, sitting in workshops over a three-day conference gave me the perspective of a participant. It appears that many of the common sense things that I do and know are not so […]
How to Kill Your Excuses
We all make excuses. But the successful ones are those who can kill the excuses like the miserable maggots they are. I’m too tired. I don’t have the time. I don’t feel motivated. I’d rather do nothing. I don’t have the money, equipment, space. I can’t because … We’ve all made the excuses. Here’s how […]
"For all those years you’ve protected the seed. It’s time to become the beautiful flower." -- Stephen C. Paul
Ghosts of War – an interview
Army Reservist Ryan Smithson was only 19 when he went to Iraq as an engineer, and the experience haunted him for years. Smithson ended up writing a college essay about one of his first missions there, which not only impressed his professor—but also led to Smithson’s first book, Ghosts of War: My Tour of Duty. […]
Video – focus your communication
Better Communication - Focus your Communication Focus your communication on the needs of the audience
Good Comics for Kids Summer 2009 Reading List
Schools and libraries routinely prepare summer reading lists. Many kids, however, greet these lists with as much enthusiasm as they would a plate of brussel sprouts, as they view literary classics and...more » » »
