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  • Goodbye! Goodbye!

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    Sue Dunlop

    What should we wave goodbye to in education, for once and for all? There are obvious answers: word search puzzles, homework projects, some would say cursive writing, focus on standardized high stakes testing. It’s a big list. I wish that we could change the subject and department silos in secondary school. Yes, that’s right. I…

  • Are You Where You Want to Be?

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    Sue Dunlop

    (Part of the #Aprilblogaday project inspired by Chris Crouch who provided Day 1 inspiration here) Every year, I have friends turning 30, or 40 or, especially this year, 50. Those decade birthdays always seem to lead to taking stock. People reflect on their lives so far. Often we think that people are satisfied if they are where…

  • Wanted: Learning Organization that Seeks Problems

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    Sue Dunlop

    Problems can shut everything down. Sometimes the problem feels so big that we can’t see a solution. We give up. In a learning organization, the only way to overcome is to seek those problems out, put them under a light and work together to find solutions. Sounds so easy, but I know it’s not. Peter…

  • How to Avoid Your Reptile Brain

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    Sue Dunlop

    Imagine this scenario: you are in a workshop. The facilitator asks for ideas or suggestions. You bravely put up your hand or speak out to offer something. The facilitator says, “Well, but…” What happens to you? Or this one: you are in a conversation with your boss, who is a great person. She asks a…

  • One Word for 2015

    One Word for 2015

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    Sue Dunlop

    It’s time again for the annual look forward post. I wasn’t going to do one this year, because reflection isn’t a once a year thing for me, but I was nudged by Glenn Robbins, a principal in New Jersey, who shared his end-of-year post. In it, he was inspired by Jon Gordon come up with one…