by Paul Costello | Mar 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Recently, one of our members shared a story of one student who had been struggling to pass his exams and complete his assignments. He has been making great strides but on the latest assignment, he was late and the teacher gave him a C. He saw that as a setback...
by Paul Costello | Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Invited into a New Story After we have identified the stories that are not working for learning, we have to find a way into a new story. And because a story is about change, about something before and after, about transformation, we have to change the plot- meaning we...
by Paul Costello | Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
What are the stories that get in the way of learning? But part of the problem is that before we had any say in it, we were born into certain stories about us by reason of our region,race and gender. Or our faith and class and sexual identity. We inherit a legacy that...
by Paul Costello | Mar 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Outside -in view of student progress is also upside down We all know people who think of themselves as failures even if the results they earn contradict that view. And we all know people who think they are geniuses even when they cannot pass a test to save their...
by Paul Costello | Mar 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
What if the game of learning is rigged so that students never get to score? Who’s Winning?………………………….Who Scored? Usually they are the same question. In a game like football or basketball, the one who...
