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Berger is simply captivating. His ideas of critique and working towards high achievement and excellence are incredibly appealing. He effortlessly 'sells' his belief in producing master craftsman in his classroom. A big question of mine has become, how can I do that?
My third TeachTweet presentation is here:
Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZUqtr_KiQs
“Anything short of excellence would be intolerable.” (Ron Berger)
I've blogged about some of the ideas featured in this video, read <here>. Lot's of my students have seen the video of Austin's Butterfly featured in that blog post; why not share with your students? I'd really love to hear your ideas about how you can bring Berger into your classroom...
Find out more:
- Expeditionary Learning Schools
- A Review of 'An Ethic of Excellence'
- Doing Good Work - the Ron Berger Interview
- Ron Berger - "What Does Good Work Look Like?"
- Ron Berger books on Amazon
Why not join in the next TeachTweet? All the information is <here>
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No YOU mark your A-Level essay! - See the video here
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