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Tag: Patience

We Still Don’t Know

“No, I can’t work with  someone in that group. I refuse to work with that person.  Sorry I’m not going over there.” I knew in that moment, Andrea would have done it differently.  She wouldn’t have asked him. I scold myself. “Stop it, you know better.  Sit back and watch, this isn’t about what you… Read More We Still Don’t Know

July 14, 2018July 22, 2018 thebeasteduLeave a comment

Fortune, Glory and Follows

This week we write 2 stories to see what it’s like to bump them up against each other.  The first is by Andrea and the second is Kelly’s.  If your story interrupts your reading, please write and share in the comments. My dad and step-mother Pat came to visit when our first-born was still a… Read More Fortune, Glory and Follows

June 28, 2018 thebeasteduLeave a comment

Looking for Real Space Between…

A month ago, during two different, beautiful learning teams with educators, nestled deeply in the Indigenous Learning Model, we felt something change.  It started as a quiet nudge and gained steam between our two brains. If we were going to deep dive into something then we needed a truly important voice.  We asked Colinda Clyne… Read More Looking for Real Space Between…

April 4, 2018 thebeastedu2 Comments

It’s Not the Grade, It’s the Growth

It's Not the Grade, It's the Growth Visual Not

I (Kelly) hear it in his voice.  A secondary vice principal is looking at achievement data on a screen I cannot see. I am driving while he walks me through the data. He is deflated and can’t figure out where “we” went wrong.  What hadn’t we done? Was it the success criteria, were we not… Read More It’s Not the Grade, It’s the Growth

January 11, 2018February 10, 2018 thebeastedu3 Comments
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