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How the mighty fall
How the mighty fall. Today I’ll be talking about the book by Jim Collins entitled “How the might fall“. Why this book? I like to read a variety of different books. Collins’ book, “Good to great” made a big impact on me. I still use ideas from his book. Specifically, “Getting the right people on…
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Biography on Henry Kissinger
Today I’m reviewing Walter Isaacson’s Biography on Henry Kissinger. History is best understood by exploring the lives of key individuals. Kissinger played an central role in the Nixon and Ford administrations. He was a foreign policy rock star. Book stats This book is not for the fainthearted. The paperback is just short of 900 pages…
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Book review 2023
Finding a good book to read is like trying to find your needle in a needle stack. There are so many books to choose from. What follows is my book review for 2023. Click here for my complete list of books. I found it impossible to choose just one, so I decided to highlight a…
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Hacking classroom management part 4
Hacking classroom management part 4. We’ve been looking at the 10 hacks for classroom management from Mike Roberts’s book, “Hacking classroom management“. Check out hack 1 & 2 in post #1 and hack 3 & 4 in post #2. Hacks 5 – 7 were covered in post #3. I highly recommend that you check out…
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Hacking classroom management part 3
Hacking classroom management part 3. We’ve been looking at classroom management through the lens of the book, “Hacking Classroom Management” by Mike Roberts. Teachers can’t effectively communicate content to their class if the class is not well managed. Post number 1 dealt with Hack 1 It’s a classroom, not a bootcamp and Hack 2 Expect…
