Five Things I've Learned
Yesterday the Pearson Foundation launched its new site, Five Things I've Learned, and I was honoured to be amongst the first educators to contribute five key things I've learned in my career so far about learning, teaching, life and the universe.
I've still got plenty of dues to pay in my career, so it is incredibly flattering to be amongst such august company, from Jeb Bush to Stephen Heppell - it's quite a mix! More Five Things are due to appear in the weeks and months to come.
You can read my five things on the site, in full:
- The people making the decisions are no smarter than you are.
- The harder I work the luckier I get.
- Vision is a process, not an away-day, a statement, or a project.
- The world moves faster through projects.
- Teaching needs learning, not the other way around.
More such websites launching will help people. Good work Sir.
Posted by: Teesra | July 07, 2012 at 11:29 PM
I would re-order your list backwards
Posted by: paul martin | July 10, 2012 at 10:46 AM
I wanted to leave the most important one to last - frankly, those educators unable to get to point five probably won't understand it ;-)
Posted by: Ewan McIntosh | July 10, 2012 at 05:21 PM
I would re-order your list backwards
Posted by: bcklord | July 24, 2012 at 01:00 PM
I agree with bcklord. I would also do the same.
Posted by: Online Universities | July 26, 2012 at 07:23 PM
Great list. The Jobs quote is one to live by, and the idea of projects is very applicable in many situations.
Interesting ideas that can be applied in a variety of fields, not just education.
Posted by: Andrew Hall | July 27, 2012 at 03:58 AM