Image via Wikipedia Think about how we assign readings and discussion questions. Let me exaggerate (am I?) and say that we: …engineer the amount of reading based on words per minute, and convert that into pages, and then assign “x” number of pages. We select readings that “surround” the answer we want the students to […]
Tag: United States
our ass-kickin’ president…
Image via Wikipedia I guess I am glad Spike Lee didn’t suggest that Obama should drop a bomb somewhere to beef up his street cred, yo’ Could Robert Gibbs (D-oofus) be any more clueless about how business runs than to suggest CEOs arent the real power in corporations, in defense of why Obama hasn’t talked […]
Obama: “Did you plug the hole yet, Daddy?”:: Bush : “Mission Accomplished”
Image via Wikipedia The left used the “mission accomplished” phrase as a way to demonstrate the disconnectedness and tin ear of the Bush administration. Obama unwittingly offered a similar phrase to characterize his own administration’s performance in the Gulf oil spill when he quoted his daughters as saying “Did you plug the hle yet, Daddy?”. […]
Helping kids understand what success in sports is all about
Image via Wikipedia Kids end up playing sports for a whole host of reasons. It’s not always the case, in fact it’s rarely the case, that a desire to succeed is the number one reason for their playing. it’s much more likely that they are enrolled in sports on behalf of their parents, or because […]
Developing discipline in young athletes
Image via Wikipedia A lot of people believe that you have to be harsh and loud to be an effective disciplinarian. The great example of UCLA coach John Wooden however tells us that discipline is much more than volume. It has everything to do with doing the right things in the right way on a […]
Excellent summary of forward thinking Army leaders
Image by Getty Images via @daylife The Best Defense (ricks.foreignpolicy.com) May 17, 2010 A General Covers An Army War Game By Lt. Gen. David Barno, U.S. Army (ret.), Best Defense chief Army correspondent The annual “Unified Quest” futures war game held recently at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was pretty impressive — and […]
Appreciative Coaching: The Power of Positive Self Talk
Image via Wikipedia One of the biggest challenges that young soccer players face is the issue of inner dialogue or self talk. By this I mean the inner narrative that goes through players had unconsciously or somewhat consciously as the game unfolds in front of them. A lot of things go into what a player […]
A system that relies on individual initiative
Image via Wikipedia I’m working in Army curriculum development, and I’m always amazed at how much the system relies on the initiative and knowledge of individuals working on their own to discover what the right answer is for the good of the Army The pace of changes is greater now than I have ever seen […]
Headline survey: the administration in fine form
Image via Wikipedia Democrat leadership (if you can really call Harry Reid a leader) blame the oil spill on greed: you can’t make that up. He makes Nancy Pelosi look like a statesman. Why has she been under wraps? Why isn’t the most powerful woman in american politics more prominently on display? I’d like to […]
Youth soccer coaching: improving the confidence of your individual players with 1000 touches a day
Image by Getty Images via Daylife There is a tendency in American youth soccer to emphasize winning and losing at all costs and at the earliest ages. This tendency should be combated in order to develop players who have the emotional reselling is to try things out and who have an innate love of the […]