Love this! It fits beautifully with Brian Mendler's work along with Dr. Glasser that we are using to help shape our Esperanza behavior plan.
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Showing posts with label Brian Mendler. Show all posts
Monday, February 13, 2012
Whisper
Love this! It fits beautifully with Brian Mendler's work along with Dr. Glasser that we are using to help shape our Esperanza behavior plan.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Attitudes Toward Rules
The following thought came with my word for the day. It fits well with Brian Mendler's work about the fact that fair doesn't mean equal.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Pedantry and mastery are opposite attitudes toward rules. To apply a rule to the letter, rigidly, unquestioningly, in cases where it fits and in cases where it does not fit, is pedantry ... To apply a rule with natural ease, with judgment, noticing the cases where it fits, and without ever letting the words of the rule obscure the purpose of the action or the opportunities of the situation, is mastery. -George Polya, mathematician (1887-1985)
THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Pedantry and mastery are opposite attitudes toward rules. To apply a rule to the letter, rigidly, unquestioningly, in cases where it fits and in cases where it does not fit, is pedantry ... To apply a rule with natural ease, with judgment, noticing the cases where it fits, and without ever letting the words of the rule obscure the purpose of the action or the opportunities of the situation, is mastery. -George Polya, mathematician (1887-1985)
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