Month: August 2020
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Courage for the Bear Hunt
Ever hear this? We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day! We’re not scared. Uh-oh! Grass! Long, wavy grass! We can’t go over it. We can’t go under it. We’ve got to go through it! Now here’s my current adaptation: We’re going back to school. It’s…
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Please: UX my school!
Have you ever heard of Tim Brown? I hadn’t either, until I came across a TedTalk he did called Designers Think Big. That motivated me to scoot over to Amazon and purchase his book Change By Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation (Harper Business, NY, 2019). It was a stimulating read to…
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JUST a teacher?!
I believe… the teacher-student relationship is sacred, based on trust, authenticity, acceptance and patience; each class is a sacred encounter where, when the magic of connection occurs, the miracle and wonder of learning take place; subject matter, the topics of class discussion and exchange, are sacred since they are key in enabling the student to…
Claire Maria Ford, Coach 