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Comment on Making Big Ideas White-hot by Randall Short

Randall Short — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 06:48:58 +0000

Good points. Being left guessing . . . being drawn up into stories and ideas bigger than yourself . . . you can’t help but think and talk with others about it. Sort of like what happens with some of the best TV drama series. But we tend to make class sessions like bad sitcoms. There’s never a problem that can’t be solved in 22 minutes.

Comment on Making Big Ideas White-hot by Kennedy

Kennedy — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:22:35 +0000

He does not give surmountable conclusions at the end of his lectures, but leaves everybody hanging and guessing, while at the same time making one appreciate that the issues discussed are bigger than oneself, and the debates will go on.

Comment on “Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind” by Poetry: Youth by Samuel Ullman (1840–1924) | Chestnut ESL HOME

Poetry: Youth by Samuel Ullman (1840–1924) | Chestnut ESL HOME — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:33:51 +0000

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» Exporting Entries from Day One to Scrivener Verbum Breviatum | Slowlane — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:17:17 +0000

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Comment on How to Write a Lot by Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:06:14 +0000

Great Advice, something that I have been doing recently too Basically what I 1.do is do a bit of research into my topic 2.write non stop for 10mins, without referencing anything, just write what it in my head, If I run out of things to write then I just write "I have run out of things to write...." and surprisingly you get back on topic, it is important to not stop for 10mins, dont stop to look at the clock or anything (set a timer) 3.the following day edit what I wrote 4.repeat, until satisfied never forgetting the 80/20 rule 英会話　長野市

Comment on “Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind” by Randall Short

Randall Short — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:52:21 +0000

There are at least a couple of versions in circulation. A revised version became really popular overseas (especially in Japan) because that was the one that General Douglas MacArthur had. I’m not positive that the version I give is exactly the way Ullman penned it, but I think it is.

Here’s a link to a Japanese site that shows two versions (scroll down to see the English). According to this blogger, the first version on his page is the revised version that MacArthur had:

http://blogs.dion.ne.jp/mrgoodnews/archives/4816474.html

Let me know if you are able to confirm which one is original.

Comment on “Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind” by Rene Bernales

Rene Bernales — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:56:56 +0000

I read this poem when I was in high school back in 1997, (Fall Issue of the Reader’s Digest). I loved it and memorized it by heart, but the one I knew and memorized has a longer version of the poem and somewhat different in a way that it has more lines of words in it.
Is the above poem the “original” poem written by Samuel Ullman? and the one printed on the Reader’s Digest 1997 Fall Issue was a revised version? I want to know.

Comment on The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies by Delia Guevarra

Delia Guevarra — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:09:09 +0000

The best book on the subject , It uncovers the past , the origins of the bible , the controversy and how it applies now . Any Theology student in the Seminary or for anyone searching for historical truth this book is amazing

Comment on The Nature of Insight by Randall Short

Randall Short — Wed, 05 May 2010 04:19:05 +0000

Thanks for sharing your reflections and encouraging feedback.

It helps me, for some reason, to play around with analogies between teaching/learning and other things. I tend to do it a lot, and the little scenarios I imagine border on the absurd.

For instance, I often humor myself by imagining a group of people approaching a sport like many approach their studies:

Paying to play while praying they can make it through the year on the bench… Suited players watching the coach play for 55 minutes and themselves getting to play for 5… afraid/unwilling to kick hard or to block someone else’s shot… A sleeping goalie… Lack of interest or knowledge in the whereabouts of the goal in the first place…

You get the point. Some day I want to put together some ridiculous skits using analogies like this to dramatize how we approach education.

Comment on The Nature of Insight by AMBurgess

AMBurgess — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:26:27 +0000

Hey Randall, at my teacher meeting today I quoted from your great comment on mining nuggets. They were really impressed with how you depicted the art of teaching. You articulated so well the discussion we were having. I proudly stated how brilliant you are, but I missed the chance to promote your book. Sorry for that missed opportunity.