tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post521776971296112171..comments2024-03-24T21:33:34.140-04:00Comments on my juicy little universe: teach like Ernest HemingwayHeidi Mordhorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-48096349360315842822012-01-25T19:58:05.296-05:002012-01-25T19:58:05.296-05:00Now you got me to thinking about verbal parsimony....Now you got me to thinking about verbal parsimony. I'm not the best at that. The six word story makes my head spin, which I suppose is the point---those six words make the mind run with possibilities. Glad I found your blog during the Challenge, even if on the last day.Bill Kirkhttp://www.billkirkwrites.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-71826453481378767432012-01-22T06:34:20.276-05:002012-01-22T06:34:20.276-05:00Love your post, Heidi! It rings true in a very dee...Love your post, Heidi! It rings true in a very deep way. <br /><br />Have to run, so my six words from kids for education will be:<br /><br />Ask me how to solve it.Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-34624478515456817742012-01-21T21:17:19.267-05:002012-01-21T21:17:19.267-05:00Hemingway's 6-word story is so sad. Yours is f...Hemingway's 6-word story is so sad. Yours is full of inspiration. :) I will have to think on this as my brain is too tired currently to think of only 6 words that could be as good as yours or Hemingway's. :) <br /><br />Thanks for a thought-provoking post.Margo Dillhttp://margodill.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-87673151431165321302012-01-21T10:01:58.337-05:002012-01-21T10:01:58.337-05:00Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
That's my six w...Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.<br /><br />That's my six word response to your post! Thank you - that Pink work goes along so well with all that Alfie Kohn says too - we are internally motivated, and so often schools seem to be set up to sabotage that internal motivation. <br /><br />Thank you for your always-thoughtful and provocative and heartfelt posts. It's so good to know you're out there in the world.<br /><br />a.Amy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-36951312902046582492012-01-21T07:06:18.661-05:002012-01-21T07:06:18.661-05:00Thanks, everybody, for your reactions. Any jobs a...Thanks, everybody, for your reactions. Any jobs at your school, Linda, and is it--could it be?--a public school? Irene, I would like to read your essay on the art of disobedience. Laura PS, looking forward to your six-word bio! Laura S, I think part of my point is that the whole category of teaching--even in a secular, public school, would benefit from being a lot more spiritual. Does that even seem possible?<br /><br />Mary Lee, your six words totally took me by surprise (since humility is not one of my strengths), but yes--how things would change if we all regarded children as our equals!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-109987068153306582012-01-21T06:31:36.949-05:002012-01-21T06:31:36.949-05:00This will be a comment in multiple parts, as I rea...This will be a comment in multiple parts, as I read your post.<br /><br />First off, Pink had me hooked with these words, "A CENTRAL IDEA of this book has been the mismatch between what science knows and what business (ie: educaiton -- I added that word with my own brain) does." AMEN, brother.<br /><br />"We know—if we’ve spent time with young children or remember ourselves at our best—that we’re not destined to be passive and compliant. We’re designed to be active and engaged." SO TRUE!!!<br /><br />My impromptu essay (I may come back with second/third/fourth editions):<br /><br />I am only taller, not smarter.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-87359405131484813222012-01-20T21:50:12.017-05:002012-01-20T21:50:12.017-05:00Loved this combo from the Pink excerpt: "The ...Loved this combo from the Pink excerpt: "The science shows that the secret to high performance isn’t our biological drive or our reward-and-punishment drive, but our third drive—our deep-seated desire to direct our own lives, to extend and expand our abilities, and to make a contribution."<br /><i>and</i><br />"The science confirms what we already know in our hearts." <br /><br />So true, at least for me and what I've experienced in the corporate world.<br /><br />I'll have to give the six-word story a shot someday. That'll take some real thinking ...<br /><br />-EdEd DeCariahttp://www.thinkkidthink.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-61042198002174773632012-01-20T15:18:22.740-05:002012-01-20T15:18:22.740-05:00I love your six words! I'll have to think a lo...I love your six words! I'll have to think a long while to come up with something equal to that.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-75787094307412655902012-01-20T13:51:09.959-05:002012-01-20T13:51:09.959-05:00What a great post, Heidi. I think there should be ...What a great post, Heidi. I think there should be a spiritual category in the contest, to "welcome" submissions like yours.<br /><br />No luck coming up with my own six-worder yet. Kudos to you on yours!Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-38950679378176897852012-01-20T12:33:08.408-05:002012-01-20T12:33:08.408-05:00Ooh, interesting post, Heidi. I did a six-word bio...Ooh, interesting post, Heidi. I did a six-word bio once, though I can't find it now. Going to try, because I actually really liked it. I'm going to have to think about a six-word essay. Great challenge for poets!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-29111080773643309652012-01-20T09:44:45.357-05:002012-01-20T09:44:45.357-05:00I wrote an essay a couple of years ago called The ...I wrote an essay a couple of years ago called The Art of Disobedience about this very thing -- why do we encourage compliance when the most important things in life -- love, relationships, growth -- require independence and vibrance?<br /><br />I love your six words. I've done this exercise a number of times and have not yet achieved Hemingway's brilliance.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-56298651437411718522012-01-20T09:33:21.651-05:002012-01-20T09:33:21.651-05:00I loved your sharing of Pink's words. At the ...I loved your sharing of Pink's words. At the school where I work, our entire approach to curriculum centers around student choice, student interest, and then we build the skills around those two things. Your words, love and faith, fit so beautifully in what we believe is the heart of school, that students want to learn and want to grow, but on their own terms. Thank you for the thoughts and the call for poetry from teachers.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-12214500009945937312012-01-20T07:50:36.906-05:002012-01-20T07:50:36.906-05:00Those six words do capture a universe of meaning. ...Those six words do capture a universe of meaning. How lovely, Heidi. It's so heartening to meet teachers such as yourself. :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.com