relevant for companies and organisations, perhaps also for leaders of countries. how much vision do the show. how well do they get people inspired for a common future ?
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Saturday, March 14, 2020
A viable 21 hour week ?
The NEF in UK has been writing about 21 hour working weeks. A thought on how to support this in Austria with a 21 hour school week... enabling teachers to work a 21 hour week, and kids to be in school similar hours to parents, allowing more family time...
Proposal - Split schools into 2 groups, with two lots of 3 day week
A - in school Monday Tuesday and Wednesday morning, with Wednesday afternoon on field trips to Museums, Art Galleries, Companies etc
B - Wednesday morning on field trips to Museums, Art Galleries, Companies etc and then in school Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday
It would seem to ease capacity in school buildings. If neccessary during transition period, eLearning can be offered for the remaining two days, building on capacity created during the Corona virus of March 2020. That eLearning could be offered in small groups locally, along the street, optimising places and enabling kids to walk to school, lowering traffic congestion.
More teacher capacity could be brought in for certain age groups with optimisation of older students, parents, grandparents, migrants and people between jobs.
Peer group learning could be encouraged, matching learners individually or in small groups with students ahead of them. With languages as a focus for example, A1 migrant German learners with B2 migrant German speakers, and B1 Austrian English learners with C1 or native migrant English speakers. During the shutdown these pairs might meet as pairs, or converse through internet applications reducing loneliness at home of both say student learners and grandparents or hospital patients not being visited. Hospitals and senior homes might be able to support this with groups of trainers sitting in the cafe or internet room talking to individuals near or far. Tools to support this include busuu, lingophant and speaketto.
Possible opportunities to pilot parts of this with/this in the OPENschool Vienna March 2020 during the shutdown, and with some hospitals and pensionistenheim.
Friday, March 13, 2020
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Friday, September 18, 2009
happiness theory
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refs:-
maslow's hierarchy of needs graphic ( wikipedia )
maslow's hierarchy of needs ( wikipedia )
more info, nigelstonham at gmail dot com
Monday, August 3, 2009
choosing happiness ...
so, just read a page from Andrew Matthews, "happiness isnt something that just happens to you, like an accident, its something that you choose" and it's what i have been saying for some while now. we are free to choose, happy or unhappy.
i was talking to a student about cars. after a breakdown, his day just got worse.
the pickup truck was late, the garage was slow, the insurance took ages, it cost time and money. negative things compunded and he remembers them all.
he said, one negative thing brought on many others.
i remembered the time my car was broken into, along with many others, outside the hospital where my mum was, and i had my coat stolen.
it seemed my day could have gone as his.
however, after 2 minutes of "anger" i changed my thinking to how lucky i am not to be wandering the streets with nothing better to do, how grateful for my parents for my upbringing and wondered what i can do to help others less fortunate.
my day was improved, and not spoiled by the experience, and i chose to stay happy.
my memory, as clear as his, is positive :-)
if someone asks you how your day is - do you reply "so,so" or "crap" or "fantastic" ?
does your response change your day ?
if crap is 1 and fantastic is 10, on a scale, and you could only choose 1 or 10 - which would you choose?
is today the happiest day of your life?
are you prepared to let it be the happiest day of your life?
can you wake up and let your first thought be "today is going to be the happiest day of my life".?
nigel
i was talking to a student about cars. after a breakdown, his day just got worse.
the pickup truck was late, the garage was slow, the insurance took ages, it cost time and money. negative things compunded and he remembers them all.
he said, one negative thing brought on many others.
i remembered the time my car was broken into, along with many others, outside the hospital where my mum was, and i had my coat stolen.
it seemed my day could have gone as his.
however, after 2 minutes of "anger" i changed my thinking to how lucky i am not to be wandering the streets with nothing better to do, how grateful for my parents for my upbringing and wondered what i can do to help others less fortunate.
my day was improved, and not spoiled by the experience, and i chose to stay happy.
my memory, as clear as his, is positive :-)
if someone asks you how your day is - do you reply "so,so" or "crap" or "fantastic" ?
does your response change your day ?
if crap is 1 and fantastic is 10, on a scale, and you could only choose 1 or 10 - which would you choose?
is today the happiest day of your life?
are you prepared to let it be the happiest day of your life?
can you wake up and let your first thought be "today is going to be the happiest day of my life".?
nigel
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