I got into Cloud House last night. My entire trip to New York has been wonderful, from the moment I arrived at the airport in Seattle I was ushered through “fast” security in which I didn’t have to take off my shoes or go through the human sized x-ray machine. I sat in a exit …
Month: December 2014
December 19th, 2014
As we all prepare for our winter time goings on I sit here at the end of a chapter here in Everett. This is our last day of school for 2014. We’ve been reflecting on the past semester for this whole week, so today we are looking forward. What is our vision for the school? …
Discipline?
I have a discipline problem. Motivation is doing what needs to be done when it needs to be done when we want to do it. Discipline is doing what needs to be done when it needs to be done when we don’t want to do it. More specifically I didn’t practice Spanish. The motivation to do …
Reflection Pictures
Looking Back to See Ahead
Today I went to the eye doctor. I am blessed to have healthy eyes, with solid blood vessels and functional optic nerves. My lenses leave me a bit out of focus but I live in an age where this is an easy ailment to correct. Being able to see is an integral part of my practice …
Introducing the ROTA
I’d like to share something I found out East at Acorn Community. If you’ve ever lived with any number of other humans you know the universal pain point that is chores. You’re either doing them all or dealing with passive aggressive notes. To over come this sticking point Acorn used a weekly process called the ROTA. …
ALC Everett
We 3D printed this:
This Week in Reflection
So, this week. Looking back it feels so fast. I wonder what the younger people think about the week. I remember weeks taking so damn long when I was their age, but I also went to prison school which probably utilized some kind of time slowing device to maximize the return on torture. Our question …
Slurchy Day
I woke up late and not many people were at the morning meeting. I felt tired and lame and didn’t want to do much of anything. I had stayed up too late last night watching netflix and not falling asleep. I need to hold fast to my personal agreement to not look at screens past …
Better Blogging Through Chemistry
The 21st century world demands the creation of visible, shareable value as evidence of learning. From Agile Learning Center Roots This monday the Facilitators across the ALC network gathered for our weekly video call. We got on the the topic of how to ALF so kids will blog. I’ve gathered some of the ideas we …