Spring 2012 – email Doug@DrDougGreen.Com for more archives.

5/7 Take the opportunity this week to thank a special teacher for job they do each day. @JenMaloneTN

5/6 Learning from your students is the best part of teaching! @TutorMe_Online

5/5 Many great ideas have been lost because people who had them could not stand being laughed at.- Anonymous @motivational

5/4 A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for. – William Shedd @snbeach @LornadEnt

5/3 Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth learning can be taught. ~ Oscar Wilde @snbeach

5/3 We need to build a society based on collaboration. Competition should be only reserved to compete with oneself. @miguelEscotet

5/2 Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth learning can be taught. ~ Oscar Wilde @snbeach

5/2 We need to build a society based on collaboration. Competition should be only reserved to compete with oneself. @miguelEscotet

5/1 It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. James Thurber @Montberte

4/30 f you’re not having fun with what you’re doing, you’re not going to be successful at it. @jaykubassek

4/29 Just got back from a pleasure trip: I took my mother-in-law to the airport. Henny Youngman @Montberte

4/28 Whenever I meet someone I try to look for their positive qualities, which immediately gives me a feeling of connectedness with them. @DalaiLama

4/27 Good teachers don’t always need technology, but Technology always needs good teachers. @iEducator

4/27 Did your favorite teacher prepare you for a multiple choice test or inspire you? RT @TeachersJourney via @Nic_Oddy @DrMerylAin

4/25 Make a kid feel stupid and he will act even stupider – John Caldwell Holt @ToddWhitaker

4/24 We cannot motivate students; we can only create the conditions in which students can motivate themselves. @justintarte @mrwejr

4/23 Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten. B. F. Skinner @ShiftParadigm

4/22 As you develop a more compassionate attitude, you feel less anxiety, while your determination and self-confidence increase. @DalaiLama

4/21 The world is not flat, but the world wide web is. – @kn0thing #140cuse

4/20 I don’t even think about failure here. It’s not a word. Instead, we talk about iteration. @DrTonyWagner @JonathanEMartin @OlinCollege

4/19 I don’t even think about failure here. It’s not a word. Instead, we talk about iteration. @DrTonyWagner @JonathanEMartin @OlinCollege

4/18 Good judgment comes from bad experience and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. @Montberte

4/17 The great leader is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. Confucius @ArtJonak

4/16 Good habits are as easy to form as bad ones. Tim McCarver @motivational

4/15 A real leader faces the music, even when he doesn’t like the tune. Anon – @BrianTompkins @Leadershipfreak

4/14 Imagination rules the world.- Napoleon Bonaparte @Montberte

4/13 Doctor can’t find pulse with hands in pocket…admin can’t find “pulse” holed up in office. @bhsprincipal @stumpteacher

4/12 The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why. – Mark Twain. @jeffpulver

4/12 In lieu of playing, we teach students to name arcane things of dubious value. Let’s play more. Wonderful ways of knowing will emerge. @MaryAnnReilly

4/11 The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why. – Mark Twain. @jeffpulver

4/11 In lieu of playing, we teach students to name arcane things of dubious value. Let’s play more. Wonderful ways of knowing will emerge. @MaryAnnReilly

4/10 In lieu of playing, we teach students to name arcane things of dubious value. Let’s play more. Wonderful ways of knowing will emerge. @MaryAnnReilly

4/9 Don’t change so someone will like you. Be yourself; the right people will like and love the real you. @ArtJonak

4/8 All modern men are descended from a worm-like creature, but it shows more on some people. Will Cuppy @Montberte

4/7 All modern men are descended from a worm-like creature, but it shows more on some people. Will Cuppy @Montberte

4/6 Just because you can’t understand something, it doesn’t mean it’s wrong. – Arthur (The Sword in the Stone) @ArtJonak

4/5 An inflated sense of self-importance deflects us from the inner peace and happiness we seek and affects those around us negatively. @DalaiLama

4/4 Wisdom is meaningless until our own experience has given it meaning. – Bergen Evans @motivational

4/3 Educators should shift from a “Content is King” to a “Customer is King” philosophy. Students are our customers. @tomwhitby

4/2 Its Okay to know You Don’t Know – Ignorance is simply not knowing, but stupidity is claiming to know something when you don’t. @WilliamSBell

4/1 When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt. -Henry J. Kaiser @motivational

3/31 Look for the opportunities in the difficulties, not the difficulties in the opportunities – Victor Fiorelli @NMHS_Principal

3/30 If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere. Frank A. Clark @Leadershipfreak

3/29 One of the best gifts you can give someone is to believe in them. @jeffpulver

3/28 We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming. Verner von Braun (For you youngsters, Verner was a famous German rocket scientist who was key to the post World War II US program.) @Montberte

3/27 If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything. – Mark Twain @jeffpulver

3/26 Great minds talk about ideas and the future, small minds talk about people and the past. Which one are you? @Sexy_Latinos (Don’t let her Twitter name put you off.)

3/25 Don’t do something permanently stupid just because you are temporarily angry. (Be sure to share with students.) @ArtJonak

3/25 Hard can become easy if you just represent things differently. – Seymour Papert @lanihall @snbeach

3/24 Your ability to grow is dependent on your ability to forgive. Robert Moor @Leadershipfreak (Doug: When you forgive, you are the one who feels better.)

3/23 Always forgive your enemies — nothing annoys them so much. – Oscar Wilde @motivational

3/22 Two biggest barriers to trying new things: fear & time. Don’t let them stop you from exploring & experimenting. @rushtonh @CTuckerEnglish

3/21 Instead of putting students in their place, put yourself in the student’s place. @ToddWhitaker

3/20 Don’t worry if your job is small and your rewards are few. Just remember that the mighty oak was once a nut like you. Bullwinkle J. Moose @DrDougGreen

3/19 Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.  ~ Will Rogers @azjd

3/18 Imagine if kids could be learning by developing their own interests through things they are in love with and care about. ~ Seymour Papert @snbeach

3/17 Leadership without strong relationships is like Oreos without milk; it can be done, but it will never be great @tliegs @justintarte

3/16 Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses. -George Washington Carver @mccoyderek @motivational

3/15 Why take the wind out of someone’s sails with unnecessary corrections and criticisms? @Leadershipfreak

3/14 You do not have to be kind to be a teacher, but you do have to be kind to be a good one. @ToddWhitaker

3/14 Talent is God-given, be humble. Fame is man-given, be thankful. Conceit is self-given, be careful. @INC @jaykubassek

3/13 You gain power when you help others reach their goals. @Leadershipfreak

3/12 Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash. -George S. Patton @BrettRelander

3/11 If you are always reacting to situations, it’s time to rethink your approach; being proactive will solve many of your problems. @justintarte

3/10 No job is so simple that it can’t be done wrong. @Montberte

3/9 Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, it empties today of its strength. – Corrie Ten Boom @Leadershipfreak @LifeCoachMary

3/8 In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. Dwight D. Eisenhower @Montberte

3/7 A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down. Arnold H. Glasow @Leadershipfreak

3/6 Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. @CoachB0066

3/6 A system that sorts by birth lottery is unbelievably bad for society. – Mitch Kapor @CathyNDavidson

3/5 Try to approach events in your life with a “growth” mindset rather than a “fixed” mindset; every event is an opportunity to grow & improve. @justintarte Also read my summary of Mindset by Carol Dweck?

3/4 The nature of relationships among the adults within a school has a greater influence on the character and quality of that school and on student accomplishment than anything else. Roland Barth @snbeach

3/3 The illiterates of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. – Alan Toffler @snbeach

3/2 The quality of expectations determines the quality of our action. – Andre Godin @motivational

3/1 Never confuse the public interest with what is interesting to the public. Oscar Wilde @Imus

2/28 Often the biggest misstep we can make in life is to simply stand still in hopes of avoiding failure. Qualman @21stprincipal

2/26 You usually get your experience from your failures. Nick Faldo @DrDougGreen.Com

2/25 People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent. Bob Dylan @Montberte

2/24 The definition of a revolution: it destroys the perfect and enables the impossible. @thisissethsblog @snbeach

2/23 Your feelings will make you reactive. Your commitments will make you proactive. @jaykubassek

2/22 Realizing that many things today will not be in my control or ability to change. Must focus only on things I can change. @nellstortz @newfirewithin

2/21 The only sustainable competitive advantage is an organization’s ability to learn faster than the competition. Peter Senge @Leadershipfreak

2/20 The only sustainable competitive advantage is an organization’s ability to learn faster than the competition. Peter Senge @Leadershipfreak

2/19 We are one but not the same. That’s why too much standardization is problematic. Personalization, not standardization is the way forward. @pasi_sahlberg

2/19 God gave us friends to make up for our relatives. @PrincipalJ

2/18 Great leaders see with their ears. @Leadershipfreak

2/17 A key to any change is connecting those needing to embrace it to their own motivational triggers. @justintarte

2/16 For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. Ralph Waldo Emerson @rkiker

2/15 It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows. (Epictetus) @Montberte

2/14 Leadership isn’t a position; it’s a disposition. @DrDougGreen

2/13 There is nothing that will anger him more. @Sexy_Latinos (I was skeptical at first about this Twitter handle, but she has some good stuff.)

2/11 Wasting mistakes makes mistakes worse. @Leadershipfreak

2/10 The most precious thing we have is life. Yet it has absolutely no trade-in value. @Montberte

2/9 When you put your best foot forward to impress a prospect, make sure you are wearing nice shoes. @WilliamSBell

2/8 In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it. -Norman Vincent Peale @motivational

2/7 Where you’re going is more important than where you stand. @Montberte

2/6 If you worry about yesterday’s failures, then today’s successes will be few. -Unknown @motivational

2/5 A pound a fret can’t pay an ounce a debt. – Jamaican Proverb @motivational

2/4 Success is equal parts who you know and who knows you. A good association can help you with both halves of that equation. @WilliamSBell

2/3 It is not enough to work hard; you must clarify the right work, and then work hard. W. Edwards Deming @RushaSams

2/2 The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have. -Norman Vincent Peale @motivational

2/1 Measurable outcomes may be the least important results of learning @AlfieKohn

 

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