The researchers found that having strong social connections was important for both happiness and meaningfulness… Relationships at School – a Cornerstone of an Empathetic Society A question was asked in relation to an instagram post by Teal School with regards to Evolutionary Purpose. The question was “What Do We mean by building relationships in…
“It is about people. Connecting deeply to each other, to themselves and to the system. From seeing the system as something that is out there, something they’re doing to us, towards seeing yourself as being part of the system”Otto Scharmer, in a talk about U Theory at Wisdom 2.0 The brighter future is in the…
If everyone had to think outside the box, maybe it was the box that needed fixing. Malcolm Gladwell What the dog saw Holacracy for Schools We’ve earlier written about the basics of Holacracy. But what would adopting Holacracy mean for a school in particular? A school adopting Holacracy as a structural system within which organisations…
Who is Accountable? “Surely there must be someone that is held accountable if the team’s result isn’t satisfactory?” “Everybody’s responsibility is nobody’s responsibility”. “I like to be able to send complaining parents to the principal instead of having to deal with them myself.” “Who should I call in a team when there’s no boss?” “How…
The Second Mode of Knowing I have been wanting to share Ken Wilber’s video on The missing link in Education, take a look at his video below. That which strikes me and I see as most necessary for Teal School is the second mode of knowing Ken Wilber speaks of. The table below shows the two…
Why grades? Have you thought about the purpose of grades? I’ve been against grades altogether for years, but I hadn’t until recently reflected that deeply about why they were there in the first place. There has been an ongoing debate about starting to give out grades in 4th grade in Sweden, instead of 6th grade as…