These are people I find inspirational and sites I find useful as I research my question 'How do I help children learn to live loving, satisfying, productive and worthwhile lives in my role as a senior educational psychologist?'

I really must get round to sorting this page - getting too long to load. Anyhow in the meantime parking another inspiration I dont want to loose.

Daniel Kahneman - Nobel Prize winner

Reaching Life long goals

There is no natural order to this and I will reorder this page as I need to. I find that going over old ground with new eyes very useful; maybe you will find the same if you are looking for the latest additions as they are not in any one place.

Steve Jobs communicates the spirit of what I am wanting to say.

 

 

What is success? Alain de Botton's TED talk is worth watching

 

 

An excellent explanation of living theory by Jack Whitehead. Go to his channel on YouTube for more - and you can subscribe

Dave Egger's TED talk: Once upon a school

 

 

 

For a flow of life-affirming energy and sheer pleasure this takes a lot of beating - the amazing musicality of this child is an added bonus

 

Inspiring people can be found in the strangest places. Heard this on radio 4 only 10 mins in all and the interesting bit is in the last few minutes - the story of the man who founded the Bank of America.

This keynote by Jack Whitehead on Combining Voices is a great start. Go to Jack's site, http://www.actionresearch.net On the left hand side you will find click on the stream server video - the paper is there as well. It might take a couple of minutes to sort itself out as it is a large file but it is well worth watching.

Sir Ken Robinson's 10 minutes on changing paradigms is worth watching. Reminded me of John White's work on Ideological Roots of Intelligence.

 

 

 

'Paris stages 'festival of errors' to teach French schoolchildren how to think' Definitely worth a read!

This is an interesting idea I saw recently - dont want to loose it while I think about the possibilities of working with this idea in other ways

Thanks to Ann Bridgland for this link. For me it emphasises that it is about adults using their imagination and much, much more if we are to have the educational influence that emancipates a child in their own learning and life, rather than enabling them to achieve what others want for them.

What is it to live a loving, satisfying, productive and worthwhile life? I was excited to see this TED presentation by Csikszentmihaly

 

 

Change your mind about the importance of carrot stick motivation - values as a bases for living a productive and satisfying life at work is more successful for developing a successful business as well as society!

 

 

 Stand By Me - around the world on vimeo

Attention grabbing way of communicating - watch the lot, only short, and you will see what I mean

 

Humberto Maturana - what an amazing thinker. A lot of his work is inspiring such as Metadesign there is his unofficial site and lots to find by googling. This is his 'Student's Prayer' you can download it from lots of sites.
 

Barry Hymer's doctoral thesis is inspirational How do I understand and communicate my values and beliefs in my work as an educator in the field of giftedness?

 

Her article How can I support a Web of Betweeness through ICT is brilliant and gives an excellent summary of her living educational theory

I like this idea:

 Gross National Happiness (Bhutan is the only country to measure happiness) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_National_Happiness

 

 

If I forget what it is all about I will return to this picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to Karen for giving me this link. If we could spread a bit more of this happiness around I think the world really would be a better place to be

Shifthappens

 

Latest version of shifthappens

 

 

 

 

Randy Pausch

 This very short video by Michael Jackson reminds us not to just look for the 'successes' sometimes success is measured in the number of times you have had a go - and failed!

'An anthropological introduction to YouTube' by Dr. Michael Wesch, presented at the Library of Congress, June 23rd 2008. If you dont want to watch it all just watch the first few minutes. This is an amazing example of the power of the web and another inspirational person living his embodied values who has been recognised by the U.S. Professor of the Year. The introduction to the award by one of his students says it.
 

 

 Great example of YouTube as an amplifier of a bit of happiness. Have a look on at Matt Harding's site wherethehellismatt.com/

 Ken Robinson talking at the RSA about his book The Element, which is more than doing something you find easy or are good at. It is finding your passion and working at it.

 Author Elizabeth Gilbert muses at TED on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.

 

 

 How do you know what you can do til you have done it? Try watching this - 'Jose Antonio Abreu is the charismatic founder of a youth orchestra system that has transformed thousands of kids' lives in Venezuela. Here he shares his amazing story and unveils a TED Prize wish that could have a big impact in the US and beyond.'

 

 

This video clip off YouTube might not be the best lyrics or the best music you have ever come across but I find it inspiring and thanks to Dan for telling me about it. Reminds me why I am doing what I am doing - helping all children remember they are wonderful and they can make their unique wonderful contribution to the world. I have left this up despite some sorry sole having it blocked.

 

 This one 'A tale of two brains' by Mark Gungor, resonates. I dont often find gender stereotypes helpful but this one is thought provoking while keeping in mind that sometimes what makes us laugh is reality exagerated beyond what is real.

 

 

 'Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.' I think she offers more than a warning, I think she illustrates the power of telling stories for individuals and collectives such as nations, that are generative rather than blighting.

  

The power to move through art

 

And sometimes an inspiration comes from another species although I cant understand why the humans sound as though they are enjoying. I would have been concerned for the cat.

 

If you havent watched Mr Holland's Opus I can recommend it. The whole lot is on YouTube starting with part 1 you will find the rest of the play list