by Sean | Mar 24, 2016 | Agile, EdTech, Education, Teaching, Tech
Imagine that you’re an engineer working in a software development shop. You specializes in javascript and your boss asks you to take on a project in ruby – a language you’re not super familiar with. Being a diligent employee, you agree and start...
by Sean | Mar 14, 2016 | Education, Fitness, Pschyology
The last rep is the hardest. You’re tired. Your muscles are already sore. It’s easy to give up and call it a day. But the last reps are where the growth happens. It’s because you’re pushing yourself past your limits that you’ll grow. Most...
by Sean | Mar 3, 2016 | Education
My vision is pretty bad… (Go for lasik and still wear glasses bad.) I’m near sighted in one eye, far sighted in the other. I have an astigmatism in both eyes and my left eye is a lazy. As a kid I remember not being able to see power lines. I couldn’t...
by Sean | Feb 22, 2016 | Education, Mindfulness
I hear it from teachers all the time, most students don’t know how to ask for help. Self actualization of their needs is the most important skill students need to develop. Having the courage to raise your hand and say, “I don’t get it” is...
by Sean | Jul 15, 2013 | Education, Fulbright, Travel
Cultural diplomacy – the attempt by a government to win the hearts and minds of foreign nationals – has a long tradition in the history of the world. Akin to an early form of globalization, cultural diplomacy served as a tool of statecraft for ancient civilizations of...
by Sean | Jul 14, 2013 | Business, Education, Fulbright, Sri Lanka, Teaching English, Travel
I received a lot of questions about the Fulbright when I decided to take the grant, many friends and family wanted to know what this would do for me, how would it help you I couldn’t answer those questions when I took the grant, but after months of living in Sri...