

Guidance for my younger self
Because my family immigrated when I was young, I have felt I missed important mentoring that would have helped me in my academic life. My...


On Parenting, Loving, and Teaching
Sometimes at night when I cuddle my children, I think about how very precious they are to me. I whisper to them how wonderful it is that...


Education and power
Education is about power When I was a child, I remember ‘playing teacher’, replicating what I saw my teachers do, and to me, at that...


Politics, Fear and Education
I recently watched the Amazon ‘Shiny Happy People’ docuseries. The series covers a lot of ground on religion which I will not engage with...


The need to re-think exams
(Alternative paths of education - part 1) We need to rethink why we assess education. Why do we take exams. Quite often, as we are in the...


Dealing with set backs in education - learning from sports!
One of my kids got a slight injury in their sport. The response of the coach was clear: don't stress, take some time off, come back...


Leadership
We have been designing a couple of new courses on leadership. We started with a couple of questions: * What is leadership? * Do we need...


Learning from a bad teacher
I am currently working on a project with someone. Apologies for being cryptic, I can't give details due to contract. My job includes...


Lights!
Isn’t it fascinating how all cultures have festivals about lights. As the world outside gets darker, humans turn to light. We create...


Diversity in our stories
THE POWER OF STORIES (First published in our newsletter) Have you considered the impact reading has on our brain? Research shows our...