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Greg Mullen
Oct 28, 202110 min read
The Value of Compliance
There is a difference between teaching what and when and teaching how and why. A student can advance through elementary, middle, and high...
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Greg Mullen
Jun 25, 202110 min read
Diet and Lifestyle: A Change Experiment
This post is not explicitly related to education, but is something I found particularly fascinating as it is related to how people change...
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Greg Mullen
Jun 3, 20214 min read
Response to L.A. Times Op-Ed (June 3, 2021)
The State of California has proposed a new framework for Mathematics which was released for public review and comment in early 2021, and...
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Greg Mullen
Apr 10, 202116 min read
Podcast Transcript: Self-Directed Schooling (S2E1)
Season 2, Episode 1. “Self-Directed Learning” Podcast Link: https://exploring-the-core-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s2e1 MUSIC. GREG...
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Greg Mullen
Apr 4, 20212 min read
Finding your passion.
What is a passion? How do we find/pick one? -- TL;DR: it's not about finding *your* passion, as if there's a right or wrong one to find....
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Greg Mullen
Feb 18, 20214 min read
An Appeal for Conceptual Progression of Teaching and Learning
Why should students be taught how skills and concepts develop? A 5-year-old may know how to count but struggle with addition. To overcome...
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Greg Mullen
Nov 17, 20205 min read
A Framework for 'Self-Directed Schooling' (SDS)
What I am proposing in this article is a framework that takes a philosophy for Self-Directed Learning and places it within the structure...
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Greg Mullen
Sep 12, 20203 min read
"What if"
If we can't be free to dream of something better for ourselves and the local/global communities on which we all rely so heavily, how will...
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Greg Mullen
Aug 19, 20205 min read
The Key to SEL? Metacognition.
Metacognition is not a higher form of thinking - it is a lateral cognitive process. It is stepping outside of the thinking that you are...
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Greg Mullen
Aug 17, 20205 min read
Can Hybrid Schooling Empower Students to Embrace their Learning Preferences?
The idea here is this: if we know how a student feels about learning with specific evidence-based teaching practices...
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Greg Mullen
Aug 13, 20207 min read
Influence and Coercion in Learning
The influence of people, places, and objects of interest will always be at the core of our experiences in learning. The social acceptance...
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Greg Mullen
Jun 21, 20206 min read
Distance Learning & Relationships
It is the first day of school - a momentous occasion for students. Each student enters their assigned classroom and finds a desk near a...
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Greg Mullen
May 19, 202010 min read
A Creative Solution for Schools in a Post-Pandemic Environment (PART 3 of 3)
This article looks at the impact of a self-directed learning philosophy on elements of a school's culture.
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Greg Mullen
May 11, 20209 min read
A Creative Solution for Schools in a Post-Pandemic Environment (PART 2 of 3)
Traditionally, students learned according to a schedule which they themselves were not responsible for planning or executing.
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Greg Mullen
May 5, 20209 min read
A Creative Solution for Schools in a Post-Pandemic Environment (PART 1 of 3)
This article is the first of a three-part series. This Part 1 looks at Self-Directed Learning, its benefits, and motivation for learning.
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Greg Mullen
Apr 26, 20205 min read
Core Ethical Values in Schools
Finding an effective middle ground for identifying core ethical values is by far the most important consensus to have for a school...
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Greg Mullen
Apr 19, 20208 min read
Mastery, Compliance, and Efficiency in Education.
if a school is seeking to shift away from mastery being strictly a demonstration of skill and knowledge and become more about...
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Greg Mullen
Apr 8, 20203 min read
Pandemic Insight: Addressing Inequity in Education.
What can schools learn from this experience that can positively shape school policies moving forward? The following are a few points...
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Greg Mullen
Apr 2, 202010 min read
"Maslow before Bloom"
The phrase "Maslow before Bloom" means humans require basic need be met before academic learning can be fully embraced. Read more...
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Greg Mullen
Mar 25, 20207 min read
What we're learning about schools because of COVID-19.
This message goes out to all of the parents, teachers, district officials and politicians whose schools have been closed because of the...
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