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Jackie O'Brien

What if the Secret to Success Is Failure? - NYTimes.com - 6 views

    • Tom March
       
      Read through this article and highlight or comment on things that you think would resonate with your students or colleagues.
  • He is a big thinker, always chasing new ideas, and a conversation with him can feel like a one-man TED conference, dotted with references to the latest work by behavioral psychologists and management gurus and design theorists.
    • Tom March
       
      Obviously a school leader who dosn't mind being different! Nice to see.
    • Jackie O'Brien
       
      You don't make progress by doing the same thing as everyone else!
  • in America that if you worked hard and you showed real grit, that you could be successful,” he said. “Strangely, we’ve now forgotten that. People who have an easy time of things, who get 800s on their SAT’s, I worry that those people get feedback that everything they’re doing is great. And I think as a result, we are actually setting them up for long-term failure.
    • Jackie O'Brien
       
      I know that we are actively working with parents to realise that their child does not have to be 'happy' al of the time. Making mistakes, experiencing failure and learning what 'not' to do are valuable aspects of education.
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    Fantastic article highlighting great pedagogy, true leadership and richer measures
Tom March

6N Online - 3 views

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    Year 6 students at Shore School in Sydney
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    Here's another nice use of a blog for students. I met this teacher at the Digital Leadership Conference and know she is keen to collaborate.
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