Category Archives: problem solving

(Issue #485) Human Beings with Human Challenges

Posted on September 8, 2019 by stevepiscitelli

Benefiting from human connections. Effective teachers understand that they never know what questions or dilemmas a student will bring through the door. In addition to academic issues, students (just like the rest of us) always have a bag full of … Continue reading →

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(Issue #483) Think in Reverse

Posted on August 25, 2019 by stevepiscitelli

Ask yourself what you need to do to create what you do not want. Wasn’t it Einstein who said that if we keep doing the same thing and expect different results, we’re idiots?  Well, I’m sure he didn’t use the … Continue reading →

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(#320) No Need To Be An Island

Posted on July 10, 2016 by stevepiscitelli

Regardless of your calling or situation, collaboration and communication are powerful forces. There is no need to be an island.* One aspect of teaching that I enjoyed was that each time I entered the room with my students, I could … Continue reading →

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(#246) Are You Bitching or Are You Pitching?

Posted on February 8, 2015 by stevepiscitelli

Do you work (or live) with someone who endlessly pontificates, grouses, grumbles, moans and laments? One of my mentors taught me a valuable lesson near the beginning of my teaching career.  Dr. Veronica Valentine had a simple “rule” if anyone … Continue reading →

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