Thanks to Eliott Washor, Founder of Big Picture Schools, for sharing your wisdom around the history of education and academia.
Socratic dialogue is all about asking good questions. In fact, education in its purest form is about asking great questions.
What do you do when somebody keeps telling you, “You should ______.” ?
Say, “Thank you for your opinion.”
This person has an opinion about your life, and world, and truly believes that he knows what is best for you. Continue reading
“What if it doesn’t work?”
“What if we try that and then everyone wants one?”
“What if they come back with even more demands?” Continue reading
I recently read an article in the March 2012 issue of Hemispheres Inflight Magazine, “Who Wants to Be a Manager?” They reported on a study by OfficeTeam that discovered 76 percent of workers had “no interest” in gaining their manager’s position. The article goes on to report about the accounting firm, Deloitte LLP who implemented a different approach to the old school corporate ladder, or what they refer to as the “Eisenhower-era model.”
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Responsibility is the ability to respond, not react. Reacting requires no skill or self-control. It is an impulse that’s executed pre-consciously. And all too often, reacting gets us into trouble.