Confession: my default facial expression is not a smile. Typically my screen-saver face vacillates between “I’m thinking deep thoughts” or “I’m vaguely upset about something.” I have to think about smiling, be intentional about it, because I have been practicing for years not doing it without even knowing it. And the thing is that there’s so much to smile about (e.g. chocolate chips)! Continue reading “Learning to Smile”
How Do You Teach Leadership in a Literature Class?
The Problem
I keep coming back to this challenge in Seth Godin’s book Linchpin.
What They Should Teach in School
Only two things:
1. Solve interesting problems
2. Lead
My university’s motto is “Integrating Faith in Learning, Leading, and Serving.” If it’s my responsibility to lead in a Christ-centered way, it’s certainly well within my purview to teach my students to lead in some significant way. Continue reading “How Do You Teach Leadership in a Literature Class?”
Which of These Three Paragraphs Works Best?
In this short video, I contrast three different body paragraphs.
The first has a weak piece of evidence, the second a weak claim.
The third manages to put a solid claim/evidence/development bundle together.