Homework
School folklore in families counts as a good parent the one who saves the child from a bad mark. As a result the homework improves the adult’s skills, while the…
School Is Not a Monopoly
The education system necessarily behaves as if knowledge fits inside a syllabus and ends on the last page of the textbook. A textbook does set a useful minimum route, but…
Work Begins Before the Work
Before starting, prepare not only the tool but also the space around it. Worth checking: whether there is enough room; whether there is light and ventilation; where the material will…
A Conversation with a Purpose
Before an important conversation it helps to work out what it is for. In “Getting to Yes,” Roger Fisher and William Ury proposed separating people from the problem, interests from…
A Cat in a Bag: People Under Incomplete Information
Man is a mystery. — F. M. Dostoevsky The seller of a used car knows what happened to the gearbox last winter. The buyer sees a clean body and hears…
“That’s Subtle”
Honesty does not oblige you to report every opinion, especially one that will help nobody. Someone shows you a new haircut, a painting, their child at the school concert or…