the id, the ego, & the single misfiring brain cell - Latest Comments on day 8 of 30: inspired about the new semester https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Hinermad [Visitor] in response to: day 8 of 30: inspired about the new semester Sun, 17 Aug 2014 22:20:46 +0000 Hinermad [Visitor] c85673@https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/ <p>&#8220;&#8230;none of my students struck that all-too-familiar &#8216;OK, teach me&#8211;I dare you&#8217; pose.&#8221;</p> <p>Diana,</p> <p>Maybe it&#8217;s because you didn&#8217;t strike the &#8220;you will learn&#8221; pose. Enthusiasm is infectious, but so is being confrontational. Nobody likes being dragged anywhere, even if it&#8217;s where they want to go.</p> <p>Dave</p> “…none of my students struck that all-too-familiar ‘OK, teach me–I dare you’ pose.”

Diana,

Maybe it’s because you didn’t strike the “you will learn” pose. Enthusiasm is infectious, but so is being confrontational. Nobody likes being dragged anywhere, even if it’s where they want to go.

Dave

]]> https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php/2014/08/16/day-8-of-30-inspired#c85673 Aunt Bann [Visitor] in response to: day 8 of 30: inspired about the new semester Sat, 16 Aug 2014 23:11:31 +0000 Aunt Bann [Visitor] c85672@https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/ <p>WOW!!! I would also say that YOU ARE PREPARED!! Go for it! (and I know you will&#8212;and that you will definitely be successful!!</p> WOW!!! I would also say that YOU ARE PREPARED!! Go for it! (and I know you will—and that you will definitely be successful!!

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