bookmark_borderShared passions and the falling tree in the forrest

I read a nice post about sharing your passions. Amanda C Dykes, a teacher from America uses the old saying: “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” and changes it to: “If you have a passion for something, and you do not share that passion, does it make a sound?”. Continue reading “Shared passions and the falling tree in the forrest”

bookmark_borderInteresting post about life-long learners

Steven Anderson is an active tweeter, blogger and Web2 user. He conducted an interesting poll about why some people call themselves a ‘life-long learner’. I have used the word myself. It is such an IB word and it is in danger of being hollowed out by its overuse; in the end, who ISN’T a life long learner? Never the less, Anderson’s poll resulted in some interesting insights: http://web20classroom.blogspot.com/2010/11/why-are-you-life-long-learner-follow-up.html