attention – wax

April 19, 2018March 12, 2022 C von Lersner assumptions, attention, culture, education, identity, prejudice, productivity, purpose, self-construction, self-organization

Space for that

One of the ways we cripple our children is to assume that there's nothing going on inside their heads …

January 29, 2018April 18, 2018 C von Lersner attention, education, Montessori, purpose, will

Attention, Engagement, and Will: , the actor, and the director

I began to explore the phenomenon of attention in an earlier post. Here, I want to begin to unpack the significance of attention in learning, and fold in a few related ideas. (A nod to Dr. Maria Montessori, the patron saint of children's attention, is in order, as most of the terms preceding the improvised graphics have … Continue reading Attention, Engagement, and Will: , the actor, and the director

January 27, 2018February 6, 2018 C von Lersner attention, education, evolution, identity, self-construction

Ladies and gentlemen … your Attention, please! (the first in a series)

Attention is where the rubber of your self-on-its-journey meets the road of community, culture, and environment.

January 14, 2018November 13, 2018 C von Lersner assumptions, attention, identity, productivity, self-construction, self-organization

Let’s see … Where was I?

One of the most debilitating things we do to young people is to assume that there’s nothing going on inside their heads until we liberate them from their boredom by creating magical experiences, demonstrating indispensable skills, and sharing profound insights.