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One Year Later.....
Los
I cannot believe that I last posted a year ago, but given the personal severity of the year, I can understand why I had no additional energy for input here. What I have learned on... More »
First-ever Integral Education Seminar
Los
Twelve hours after arriving on the red-eye from Seattle, 22 hours after bidding the 50 participants and faculty ( and one Witness presencing as Adonia Martineau, 4 years old yet part of our core team... More »
The Teen Addict/User
Los
Once again I am in a rush, too much to do, read, straighten up, savor....gosh, I had expected to have more done on my book. I'd best reserve special time each day or on the... More »
Authentic Self, Pt. 2
Los
It's 12:12 am, much later than usual to write, I probably won't add much, but let's see what wants to be said. When adults speak of the authentic self , and then remind us to... More »
Love
Los
I am alone this weekend, a blessing as it were, providing me with extended meditation periods, reading/writing/thinking/being time, and as I am snowed in until tomorrow, a great excuse to cocoon and figure out my... More »
Forgiveness
Los
In order to collect my thoughts on the wide-ranging scope of Integral education, I've begun by responding to the arbitrary reading that I do, which is extensive, but after reading something, I then go onto... More »
Concrete vs. Formal Operational Thought
Los
Haven't been writing recently. Had to do grading, was quite ill for 2 weeks, had to work on my Integral Buddhism presentation which took me 6 hrs. to go thru the 5 elements of Integral... More »
Classroom management
Los
Riffing off of Robert Marzano's book on class management (2003), here are his general findings, and then I'd like to put these into an Integral context. 1--The key determinent affecting student behavior is the teacher; 2--Effective... More »
Developmental Approach to Discipline
Los
I was re-reading Thomas Lickona's newsletter, "The 4th and 5th Rs: Fall, 2006)" just as I was reviewing "Classroom Management That Works". I love doing this type of research, with the tangential similarities and differences ready for me... More »
Eros and Agape in Education
Los
This will be a major area for me to address, the spiritual aspect of educating/teaching/whatever gerund one decides to use. It is what draws me, what keeps me alert and present daily, for the moment... More »
integral education
August 2008 