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Principals Pen Thursday, 20 June 2019

IMPROVEMENT

If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will...

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Principals Pen Wednesday, 05 June 2019

CONNECTEDNESS

Connectedness is a fundamental psychological human need. Just as food, water and shelter are needed...

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Principals Pen Wednesday, 22 May 2019

TECHNOLOGY

I’m drawn to this quote by Douglas Adams: ‘I’ve come up with a set of...

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Principals Pen Thursday, 09 May 2019

MODES OF THINKING

Have you ever, in the moment, tried desperately and intentionally to recall a word from...

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Principals Pen Thursday, 28 Mar 2019

MASTERY VS SPEED

David Geurin is a US educationalist, father of four, principal, and author of Future Driven. He...

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Principals Pen Thursday, 14 Mar 2019

ADDRESSING STUDENT BEHAVIOUR

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. - Aristotle A proactive...

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Principals Pen Thursday, 28 Feb 2019

REWARDS AND MOTIVATION

Dangling a carrot in front of a donkey serves a purpose in the short-term, but...

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Principals Pen Thursday, 31 Jan 2019

A NEW RULE: WHAT DOES...

On the surface, rules serve a community well. They exist to promote harmony and maintain...

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Principals Pen Wednesday, 21 Nov 2018

DIFFERENTIATION TRUMPS WORKSHEETS

Asking all 6th-graders to master the same concept at the same time is like asking...

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