each one with her own strength
kinder figure out how to solve the puzzle
by working as a team.
—
‘be curious, not judgmental.’
- walt whitman
Nov25
Tag Archives: problem solving
Nov12
determination.
that moment when you understand
that a little thing like a snowstorm
won’t stop you from getting where you need to go.
—
“determination gives you the resolve to keep going
in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you.”
-denis waitley
May26
collective.
part of the lake house crew of friends
worked together
to create a solution
involving the installation of a new dock
with
2 sets of waders
4 people with different ideas
8 hands
myriad tools
and
in the end
success.
—
“the shape and solutions of the future
rely totally on the collective effort of people working together.
we are all an integral part of the web of life.”
jacque fresco, – Life Future People Together
Apr6
see if it works.
one of my former students
who i now work with after school
created this travel brochure
complete with her plan for ‘how to get there’
using an innovative method i hadn’t considered
but it makes perfect sense from her perspective.
—
“we learn by taking action and seeing whether it works or not.”
-patrick lencioni
Feb13
rough road.
the kinders begin the process of digging out their cars
and clearing the road after the storm.
—
“it is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.”
-lucius annaeus seneca
Feb7
solved.
update
for those who wondered
right along with me
how i would solve
this puzzle
when the symmetrical framing
was
quite possibly built upside down
on a table too small to turn the puzzle
i opted
not to
turn the table or tear down the walls or the house
instead
i accepted
the opportunity
of the additional challenge
offered up
and just built it upside down.
solved.
—
“creating something is all about problem-solving.”
-philip seymour hoffman
Sep9
way.
kinders always find a way.
—
“over, under, around, or through. there is always a way.”
-sherrilyn kenyon, acheron
Jan11
magnets.
after much trial and error and an ‘aha’ moment,
the kinders figured out what magnets do and found a place to put them.
—
“a teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils.”
~ever garrison
Oct19
cups runneth over.
lots of cups and lots of ideas
—
“building art is a synthesis of life in materialised form.
we should try to bring in under the same hat not a splintered way of thinking,
but all in harmony together.”
-alvar aalto
Apr27
go together.
team problem solving
4 grandies and 1 wagon
lots of sizes
lots of weight
lots of ages
lots of ideas
lots of feelings
1 bent axle
1 road at the end
how to get it back up the driveway
who wants to pull
who wants to push
who wants to ride
who wants to walk
how can we do it so no one cries?
—
“if you want to go quickly, go alone.
if you want to go far, go together.”
~african proverb.
