Have you ever been in one of those meetings that are so excruciating that they threaten to suck the marrow from your bones? I have. During one of those long and tortuous meetings, I noticed that we were making no progress at all despite several hours of intense discussion on the topic, let’s call it … More Words, Words, Words
If you’re asked to describe a courageous person, what comes to mind? A firefighter, dashing to save a life? Galileo Galilei’s defense of the Earth revolving around the Sun? Roald Amundsen’s expedition to the South Pole? In each of these cases, there’s a need to face danger, so courage is present. But is this the … More Can You See Different Shades of Courage?
When I was very young, I would crawl into my mother’s lap wearing my onesie pajamas and beg for a glass of milk and for her to read to me. I had a series of favorite books, everything from The Poky Little Puppy; Clifford, the Big Red Dog; The Little Engine That Could; Corduroy; The Berenstain Bears; to Katy and … More How a curious little monkey changed the world
Fair warning- this is a rather meandering post today, more thoughts than an actual point, but it seems appropriate for the rainy day I see outside my window. Just some simple musing on our topic of curiosity so I hope you will add your thoughts in the comments. Curiosity is… Curiosity is a gift that … More Curiosity and Change Over the Lifespan
Image by Ono Kosuki by Pexels. My mom was running an errand. When I was a kid, I normally went to her for school permission slips and approvals, but I was already late and I didn’t want to forget another day, so I went to my dad’s workshop and asked if he would sign it. … More Curious about ultralight planes and other things
Well-formed adults, I believe, are critical thinkers, curious, empathetic, and have a basic knowledgebase. I expanded on what that means in How Many Fully-Formed Adults Do You know? I believe those four characteristics or skills are what the goal of a good education is all about, as in the paraphrase of Einstein to the right. … More Can Creativity be Cultivated?
I looked at the list again. On the plus side, I saw the names of a few friends who were going to be in my fifth-grade class with me. I was happy about that, but the negative side of the scale stood out in big bold face letters to me, and it spelled out the … More Tough as nails
It’s been years since I’ve read a Jack Reacher book by author Lee Childs. I always found the series good mind candy reads for the moments I wanted pure entertainment. Even though I haven’t had the discretionary free time to indulge in recent years, there is one phrase that has stayed with me since I … More Learning The Easy Way or The Hard Way
I can be an overzealous person when it comes to learning. I think it’s a combo of characteristics – mainly my curiosity and impatience. I like to dig in…go long…follow the threads but I might end up on too many trails at once. A professor once told me I was like a firestarter. I put … More Three Things About Learning
I’m thinking and pondering a bit today, sparked by our topic of curiosity for the month of September. In its simplest form, curiosity is all about why. Of course there’s also what, when, where, how, why not, and according to Google and Indeed.com at least 15 defined forms of questions in our English lexicon.In my … More Do You Fear the Why?
The Heart of the Matter 