Terry Linhart's Blog, page 6
July 4, 2016
America Today
I am sad for America today. I’m sad for the world, really. We’ve come to a point where we’ve reaped what we’ve sown. It’s too easy, too much of a cop-out, to look at the two current candidates, the parties, or the media and blame them, to say that they’re the problem. In reality, we’re […]
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June 20, 2016
5 Questions to Help Your Teaching Moments Matter this Week
We learn all of the time. And most of us teach all the time, just not in a classroom. We teach when parents guide their kids, supervisors guide employees, marketers talk about a product or company, and coaches work with young people. We even teach when we write blog posts. But if we aren’t attentive, our teaching can fall flat. And we're left uncertain whether and what students have actually learned.
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June 17, 2016
When an 8th grader made America Laugh (Funny video)
The truly great commencement speeches inspire and surprise us and sometimes take a risk to do so. We've become so accustomed to the "same-ness and tame-ness" that we are especially pleased when one touches us in profound ways. And some commencement speeches make a nation laugh. Well, one did. And it was by an 8th-grader.
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June 13, 2016
5 Ways to Make the Biggest “Splash” in Others’ Lives
Leaders are a group of forward-thinking people wired for maximum impact. Often driven to not waste their days, leader-types want to make as big of a splash as possible. We want to do something that matters. The problem is that we don’t know what makes the biggest splash.
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June 3, 2016
Camping Gear Review: Four Items That Will Make Your Camping Better
I frequent the Boundary Waters regularly and camp in remote locations in Florida. So, I put gear to the test. And, as I'm get older, I've found that good gear matters. This year, I have four new outdoor-oriented items that I'd love to share with you that I've used and love!
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June 2, 2016
Patience is a Teaching Virtue: You Never Know when Someone will Learn
Patience is a teaching virtue. So is openness to new ideas. At some point you’ll have a student or person who is unconventional. His name may be "Nick" even. Nick (or someone just like him) may press every boundary you set up, may find a short-cut way to produce the same results you want, or he/she may pose questions about things other students have never done in the past. That’s how knowledge is discovered and built.
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June 1, 2016
Better than Nice
One of my big concerns today is that some Christian leaders are just grumpy and give off a vibe that is anything but caring.
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May 30, 2016
May 28, 2016
Camping Gear Review: The Best Solar Shower
or those of us who camp where there’s no power or hot water, and who like a few comforts along the way, a hot shower is a real blessing. The Advanced Elements 3 Gallon Summer Solar Shower is the only solar shower to get.
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May 23, 2016
Desire: It’s What you Want
Those of us who are honest with ourselves and those who work with others, know how desire can overrun any good intention. It can smash the best of our disciplined efforts. We find our true self when we meet ourselves at the point of desire.
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