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“If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.” - Alexander Hamilton
[#quoteoftheday💬] “If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.” - Alexander Hamilton. 💭 #Thinkwithme: As teachers, let's begin...
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This page contains many articles I've written over the years in pursuit of learning, reflection, and personal development.
Themes include productivity, wellbeing, teaching, defusing bullying, culture, heritage, facilitation & more.
You will find that some of these posts are originally published on LinkedIn.
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Sumbella
May 28, 20232 min read
“What you measure, you get."
[#quoteoftheday💬] “What you measure, you get." ✨ (So be careful what you measure!) 💭#thinkwithme: I’ve been thinking a lot about...
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May 28, 20232 min read
"Without a moral compass, the human mind will justify anything.” - Mehrnaz Dessiri
[#quoteoftheday💬] "Without a moral compass, the human mind will justify anything.” - Mehrnaz Dessiri 💭#thinkwithme: Teachers face a lot...
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May 28, 20232 min read
Subtle Bullying: When "Nothing" is Actually Harmful
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Healthy people don’t bully. Only unhealthy people do.” - Miranda Banks, Performance Psychologist. 💭#thinkwithme: I...
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May 28, 20232 min read
Inspiring Change through the Power of Giving
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Whatever we want from others, we must have the courage to offer it first.” ― August Turak 💭#Thinkwithme: Almost...
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May 24, 20232 min read
The Power of Authenticity and Belonging
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Belonging should never require that you reshape yourself into someone else entirely.” AmyAnn Cadwell 💭#thinkwithme:...
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May 20, 20231 min read
Assessment for Learning: Shifting Focus from Grades to Growth
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you travelled from where you started.” - Steve Prefontaine....
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May 20, 20232 min read
“There are some things money can’t buy.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “There are some things money can’t buy: like morals, manners, and integrity.” 💭#Thinkwithme: These are three big...
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May 20, 20232 min read
Adaptation of a Hadith
[#quoteoftheday💬] "If you cannot stop something bad from happening by your actions, then stop it by your words. If you cannot stop it by...
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May 20, 20231 min read
"Nothing works, unless you do." - Maya Angelou 💛
[#quoteoftheday💬] "Nothing works, unless you do." - Maya Angelou 💛. While you might think this quote is only about showing up and doing...
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May 16, 20232 min read
Expect problems, and eat them for breakfast!
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Expect problems, and eat them for breakfast!” - Alfred A. Montepart. 💭 This quote, and tip #2 in my post about...
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May 16, 20232 min read
“If you don't train them, don't blame them.”
[#quoteoftheday💬] “If you don’t train them, don’t blame them!” This quote was first made famous to me by a colleague at a Cambridge...
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May 11, 20231 min read
Making Every Day Count
[#quoteoftheday💬] "Don't count the days. Make the days count." - Muhammed Ali. 🥊 A little (big?) #mondaymotivation for all of us, with...
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May 11, 20232 min read
Nurturing Hearts and Minds: The Power of Fairness, Care, and Integrity
[#quoteoftheday💬] “Live so that when your children think of fairness, care and integrity, they think of you”. 💛 I love this quote. As...
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May 3, 20232 min read
“I will take care of me for you, if you will take care of you for me.”
[#quoteoftheday 💬] “I will take care of me for you, if you will take care of you for me.” - Jim Rohn 💛. Years and years ago, when I...
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Apr 28, 20231 min read
"Never underestimate the power of a single encouraging word."
[#quoteoftheday💬] "Never underestimate the power of a single encouraging word." - John Maxwell. For me, both in a #lesson, and in my own...
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Apr 26, 20232 min read
"When one teaches, two learn."
[#quoteoftheday 💬] "When one teaches, two learn", by Robert A. Heintein. Anybody who has been around me for a little while will know...
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