tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post1863150414921951410..comments2024-03-22T11:14:05.861-04:00Comments on UncleBob's Treehouse: "Creative Admiration: From Envy to Mastery"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-84852975157760634272014-11-02T05:30:42.665-05:002014-11-02T05:30:42.665-05:00At the school where I work we were required to wat...At the school where I work we were required to watch this video:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk60sYrU2RU<br /><br />It concerns children from socioeconomic backgrounds that are much poorer than our own students'. These self-motivated kids taught themselves at a level thought to be impossible. (One group of Tamil-speaking kids taught themselves genetics in English!) They did not have threats of bad grades for failed exams or uncompleted homework hanging over their heads. They had only the 'motivation trifecta' you discussed.<br /><br />At the conclusion of this video, our principal then asked us how we could motivate our students to learn the same way, using the carrots-and-sticks of the traditional classroom.<br /><br />Talk about utterly missing the point.<br /><br />*head-desk*<br />*head-desk*<br />*head-desk*Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493624105582604326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-21757219282485474982014-10-28T13:37:49.145-04:002014-10-28T13:37:49.145-04:00I would do the same thing he did. If I had oodles ...I would do the same thing he did. If I had oodles of money, she'd never know.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-38389430832826588692014-10-28T08:14:59.093-04:002014-10-28T08:14:59.093-04:00Speaking of female envy - get a load of this:
htt...Speaking of female envy - get a load of this:<br /><br />http://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/2kg4c5/someone_please_help_make_sense_of_my_exboyfriends/<br /><br />Carnivorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452340825974303142noreply@blogger.com