Category Archive For "Brazil"
in Brazil
Taking Leave
When I light out from some place, two questions come up: did I leave a mark and, as important, what did I forget? Here’s a poem about these questions: So few have seen the pictures of my past I tramp up familiar dusty stairs And clack the brass ring attached To the door of my …
in Brazil
from Larry Rohter’s “Brazil on the Rise”
In case you’re not moving to Brazil and have only a casual interest in the country and its people, I’ve selected some highlights from Rohter’s book: One of the basic organizing features of daily life [in Brazil] is the jeito…[which means] the skill required to maneuver around the laws or social conventions that prevent you …
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Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
Treating Classes Like Gatherings, Part Three: Ending Well(If you haven’t read part one, on establishing purpose, or part two, on facilitating well, I’d [keep reading...]
Treating Classes Like Gatherings, Part Two: Teaching With Generous Authority(If you haven’t read part one, about establishing purpose, consider starting there.) After [keep reading...]
Why Teachers Should Consider Their Classes “Gatherings”Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering, a book that, as the subtitle suggests, takes up the subject of [keep reading...]