Educational Leadership
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Leadership within education is always a challenge, but in the rapidly changing technology landscape we now work in, it seems even more daunting. I've collected some interesting reflections on educational leadership here. Enjoy!
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It's important to rethink the purpose of university education -- a philosopher of education explains why.

It's important to rethink the purpose of university education -- a philosopher of education explains why. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Why is there such a great discrepancy between what scholars of education have been telling us and what happens in the classroom?
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An Educator Needs a Teaching Philosophy Statement - Here's How to Write It

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As an educator, what would you want to say about yourself if you were asked to explain your teaching philosophy? You may be surprised, and perhaps you are included in this category, with the number of
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I’m a Philosopher. Don’t Ask Me to Always Be Deep.

I’m a Philosopher. Don’t Ask Me to Always Be Deep. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it

Here is a story I have heard from more than one professional philosopher, though it has never, at least not yet, happened to me: You are sitting on a plane, the person next to you asks what you do, you tell them you are a philosopher, and they ask, “So, what are your sayings?” When a philosopher opens their mouth, people expect deep things to come out of it. Philosophers don’t always enjoy this; to avoid it, they might even say instead, “I am a professor” or “I teach Plato” or “I am in academia.”

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