Taking action on the natural side: you are not alone
Beyond the large organizations, there are thousands of local groups and networks with local branches that offer everyone, even in the city, the possibility of doing something to improve their environment and counterbalance insensitive or corrupt industrialists and politicians.
Tomorrow's "out-of-ground" children
Culture in a controlled environment, a shift in value that is also found in the education of children out of context. Today, children play less and less outside, they are disconnected from nature, as if isolated from their soil...
Increasing complexity of companies and organizations
In a complex world, rational decision-making becomes insufficient, as the consequences of choices are often unpredictable. Reassuringly, generative AI won't be able to touch the complex, which is organic, unpredictable and incalculable. Human genius will find its way through simplexity.
Inspection: tips and tricks for success... or failure
Today's the day.
I'm being visited by an inspector. Like many colleagues, I wondered what I was going to present to him. Should I rehearse with the students? Should I warn them? Should I show him what a real lesson is like, or give him the spectacle of a model lesson? All these questions are still on my mind, as he's due to arrive any minute.
Advising or training without having practiced: do you need personal experience?
Can you teach without practice? Benner links expertise with experience, but an accountancy teacher without experience can excel in theory. It's useful for the basics, but it limits your ability to deal with the unexpected. Practice inspires, but the right pedagogy sometimes compensates for its absence. A balance between experience and knowledge is ideal.