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Archive for July 19th, 2008

In Praise of Praise

Posted: Saturday, July 19th, 2008 @ 2:02 pm in Living and learning, Thinking about Learning | Comments Off

Someone on a list that I am on linked to Alfie Kohn’s “Five Reasons to Stop Saying, “Good Job.” It is an interesting read. There is a book I read called “When Slow is Fast Enough” that describes very convincingly the way that praise and positive talk is used to manipulate and control small children. [...]

music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life

Posted: Saturday, July 19th, 2008 @ 11:01 am in Journal | Comments Off

Liam has been asking if Clare and I would try to play parts on a Mozart piece he found (I don’t know the name but it’s a very recognizable one). It has three parts. We actually have five guitars in the house — two acoustic, but three classical…. mine, and two that my father gave [...]