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“Knock, Knock…”
“Who’s there?”
“Interrupting cow.”
“Interrupting c…”
“MOOOOOOOOOO!”
Today,  I finally finished analyzing the data for my teacher training BA thesis. The data was a videotape (an actual, old-school videotape – I’m not kidding!) of a 75-minute process drama session I taught a few weeks ago. Despite the fact that I wasn’t analyzing my own behavior as such, I [...]

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A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard.
Eliphas Levi
I started my final practical teacher training period today.
The teacher training system in Finland is exceptional (as far as I understand) in that we have several supervised practical training periods in our teacher studies. Supervised in that [...]

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It is easier to be critical than correct.
Benjamin Disraeli
Today’s post is fueled by the need to understand my own annoyance about something I encountered today. I try to avoid channeling that annoyance and aggression into my writing, but I might fail. Bear with me.
Is criticism truly a sign of intelligence?
I attended a study-related situation today [...]

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Don’t be afraid to fail. Don’t waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It’s OK to fail. If you’re not failing, you’re not growing.
H. Stanley Judd
When I grow up, I’m going to be a teacher.
By definition, a teacher is someone who helps others do things [...]

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Feedback is the breakfast of champions.
Ken Blanchard quotes
I found a late Christmas present for myself: a book on The Alexander Technique by Missy Vineyard. Immersed in it all weekend long, I’ve several times felt the need to put down the book and go stand in front of a mirror. Getting the full hang of the [...]

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