Lucien Smith wrote:Working in the health and wellness industry for two decades I have worked with people to get healthier in their everyday lives, becoming stronger and more resilient moving from “I can’t” to “I can, I will, and I have”. A beautiful sight indeed to facilitate and be a part of that process of self-discovery. I was fortunate…

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The purpose of higher education is to provide the space and prompting to allow students to find their own voice, think critically, be able to understand the larger world around them and express their experiences in an organized and coherent manner. I think General Ed. courses provide a framework to see how the pieces fit together and make a more…[Read more]

Working in the health and wellness industry for two decades I have worked with people to get healthier in their everyday lives, becoming stronger and more resilient moving from “I can’t” to “I can, I will, and I have”. A beautiful sight indeed to facilitate and be a part of that process of self-discovery. I was fortunate to have learned to never…[Read more]

The various techniques people leaned on in their own growth and application of growth mindset to their classroom. Allowing resubmission of assignments, reframing test taking and scaffolding students personal experiences within the framework of the classroom.

I tell my students, my children, my colleagues, friends there is no failure only more data and information in the process of becoming.
In baseball if you hit .300 you are considered a Hall of Famer, essentially that is a 70% non-success rate. The master has failed more times than the beginner has conceived of possible attempts. In essence we all…[Read more]