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Teaching One Thing in the World of Value
Posted on December 11, 2022 Leave a Comment
11 December 2022 A couple of years ago I read Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay The American Scholar. One line of the essay has stuck with me and informed my teaching philosophy and practice: “The one thing in the world of value is the active soul — the soul, free, sovereign, active.” What does it mean […]
There and Back Again
Posted on August 11, 2022 Leave a Comment
11 August 2022 My apologies to diehard Tolkien fans for borrowing the title of Bilbo Baggins’ book of adventures for a post about our trip to Thailand May-July 2022. My guess is you’ll understand why I chose this title by the end of this post. We left for Thailand on May 18. I got the […]
How international assignments can develop global leadership capacities
Posted on June 16, 2017 Leave a Comment
In a recent post in The Economist blog Gulliver, B.R. writes that businesses should encourage young employees to take “bleisure” (blending business with pleasure) when they travel abroad, like an extra weekend on one end for personal time. The benefit being that “it might help keep employees’ enthusiasm for a life on the road kindled.” […]
6 Things Every Teacher Should Know
Posted on July 4, 2015 Leave a Comment
Recently, I was co-leading a workshop for high school students alongside three DC teachers. It was the first time I’ve co-taught something in a while, so it was enlightening. I’m no expert teacher but I’ve taught in diverse classrooms and have been trained by some expert teachers in my life. Most of these may be […]
Oliver S. Crocco 