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  • ESSENTIAL – #ONEWORD for 2016

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    Sue Dunlop

    My #oneword post for 2016 is here, just before the end of January, which I’m rationalizing as being better late than never. My 2015 #oneword was change, and it seemed to influence what actually happened in my professional life.  I experienced many changes including new colleagues on our senior team and new trustees to work…

  • My Top 3 Posts for 2015

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    Sue Dunlop

    I thought you might like to know which posts gained the most readers this past year.  I found this interesting, because I don’t necessarily think these are my best posts. While there are many articles out there about how to generate more traffic to your blog and about “click bait”, I’m not one to focus on that.…

  • My Great Privilege: To Work in Schools

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    Sue Dunlop

    There I was, in the classroom with a principal, chatting with a small group of primary aged children. One little one approached, “Can I show you my thinking?”  How fantastic is that?! Great things are happening in schools. Educators have the opportunity every single day to expand a young person’s thinking and make a positive difference…

  • What Kind of Educator are You and Does it Matter?

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    Sue Dunlop

    I loved doing personality quizzes in magazines as a teenager.  My sister and I circled the multiple choices carefully and then checked the key to find out about our fashion personalities or what kind of friends we were. I know I’m not alone – I see lots of funky quizzes posted on Facebook. It’s not…

  • Extending Trust is Hard but Essential

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    Sue Dunlop

    I wonder if you’re struggling with trusting someone right now. It comes to all of us. Other people’s trustworthiness influences us tremendously and can lead us to turning away and refusing to trust them. Onora O’Neill has a thoughtful and wonderful TED talk on this idea. We may lack trust in others, but are we trustworthy…

  • Do people do well if they want to, or if they can?

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    Sue Dunlop

    The phrase, people do well if they can, has been echoing in my head for the past few weeks. It’s a new way of thinking about others. My upbringing included the “work hard and don’t complain” belief.  One of its underlying messages was that people do well if they want to.  That meant if you didn’t do…