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Connie Weber

Courage to Teach: We Teach Who We Are. So who are we? (Intro and Chapter 1) Question one: Intellectual

In the introduction to the book The Courage to Teach, Parker S. Palmer wrote, “…the territory I want to explore in this book: the inner ...

Started by Connie Weber

36 Jul 23
Reply by Kathryn L. Keene
Anna Billings

Courage to Teach (Ch 3) — Paradox in Teaching and Learning

Doors are now open for discussing Chapter Three. I’ll post a few highlights here and invite you to add any that stood out for you, along ...

Started by Anna Billings

13 Oct. 15, 2008
Reply by Connie Weber
Roxann Rose

Intellectual Character: Let's get started!

To start our discussion on Ron Ritchhart's book, Intellectual Character, I thought we could do some reflecting on something Ron writes ab...

Started by Roxann Rose

15 Jul. 31, 2008
Reply by Connie Weber
Connie Weber

Diane Ravitch's Left Back, a part of the concluding chapter

When I feel adrift in the currents of contemporary educational trends, I turn to Diane Ravitch to be my anchor. She has so much perspecti...

Started by Connie Weber

7 Jul. 12, 2008
Reply by Connie Weber
Mike

Roland S. Barth, Learning By Heart, chapter 5

Hi all..... moving Mr. Barth along a bit....... Barth: Chapter 5- EXPLORATION In chapter 5 Barth begins talking about a different kind ...

Started by Mike

2 Jul. 5, 2008
Reply by Connie Weber
Connie Weber

Roland S. Barth, Learning By Heart, chapter 4

Hello All, As last I remember we were thinking our way thorough Roland S. Barth's Learning By Heart chapter 4. So that's what I'll put u...

Started by Connie Weber

3 Jul. 1, 2008
Reply by Connie Weber
Connie Weber

Intellectual Character, chapter three

We left off at chapter 2 in Ron Ritchhart's book Intellectual Character. Here's the start of chapter 3: "The language of dispositions i...

Started by Connie Weber

0 Jun. 27, 2008
Connie Weber

Age of American Unreason book review... are we still interested in reading the book together?

"Why Knowledge and Logic Are Political Dirty Words" from the New York Times... Does anyone want to discuss the book?

Started by Connie Weber

22 Jun. 12, 2008
Reply by Ed Jones
Connie Weber

Intellectual Character, chapter two

from Ritchhart's chapter two: "What does intelligence look like in action?" "...missing the mark with IQ..." "Being smart, the kind of...

Started by Connie Weber

1 Jun. 2, 2008
Reply by Connie Weber
Connie Weber

Learning By Heart--Roland Barth, chapters 2 & 3 spinoffs

Hello All, I hope you'll be able to read and share ideas about Barth's work--he's an important voice of our time. His model is that of e...

Started by Connie Weber

6 Jun. 2, 2008
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