About me
George Papabeis
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A year ago I went on a road trip with my Daughter. She comes on the forefront of generation Y. I hadn't seen her for a while and was annoyed that the iPhone was "demading" her time. By the end of the trip my attitude had adjusted. My "navigator" found the cheapest gas, where the pizza was, the weather, etc...
And the dohicky has an altimeter, and lat/long plotter.
I adjusted.
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I have found that mixing up active learning strategies keeps students on their toes. I have one project where they start out as a group, then work individually, then incorporate the other students individual parts in their projects, then funnel it into all back into a group project. Which is how they will end up working in the industry. The skills and concepts that they need to learn are onion skinned (layered) into the project. I start with "Why am I doing this?". If I do not have an underlying "philosophy" for my course/lesson I'm starting on a weak foundation.… >>>
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Stress is a part of life. There are things we can do to manage stress. Taking a deep breath and exhaling slowly helps.
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Stress is a part of life. There are things we can do to manage stress. Taking a deep breath and exhaling slowly helps.
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I avoid working on any schoolwork at home. If I have to come in early or leave a bit late in order to get things done I'd rather do that. Once I leave the campus I'm done. Dosen't always work out that way but I try.
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It is easy to take actions of our fellow human beings personally. We assign praise or blame accordingly. If we truely figure out what is important to us it is easier to plan our lives and not take the behaviours of human beings around us personally.
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Add olfactory to that list!
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Students who come late to or miss the first class.
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