Discussion Questions
November 2014 (Our Second Adventure)
1. How do you respond when you succumb to the "myth of the blinding flash of light" and/or the Six Words?
2. What is your process for idea-capture and creative alchemy?
3. If your students didn't have to be there, would you be teaching to an empty room?
4. Do you have any lessons that you could sell tickets for?
5. How do you ensure that you bring enthusiasm to the classroom every day?
2. What is your process for idea-capture and creative alchemy?
3. If your students didn't have to be there, would you be teaching to an empty room?
4. Do you have any lessons that you could sell tickets for?
5. How do you ensure that you bring enthusiasm to the classroom every day?
October 2014 (Our First Port)
1. What does passion in the classroom look like?
2. "We are not passionate about everything we teach." (page 3) How do we master the less than passionate days?
3. BOLD-FACED QUESTIONS RELATED TO "CONTENT," "PROFESSIONAL," and "PERSONAL" passion (pages 5 & 9)
4. How do we persuade others around us to jump off the lifeguard stand into the water?
5. How can we create an environment in our classroom that develops rapport with our students?
6. Which of the three (passion, immersion, & rapport) do you feel is your strongest and weakest? Why?
2. "We are not passionate about everything we teach." (page 3) How do we master the less than passionate days?
3. BOLD-FACED QUESTIONS RELATED TO "CONTENT," "PROFESSIONAL," and "PERSONAL" passion (pages 5 & 9)
4. How do we persuade others around us to jump off the lifeguard stand into the water?
5. How can we create an environment in our classroom that develops rapport with our students?
6. Which of the three (passion, immersion, & rapport) do you feel is your strongest and weakest? Why?
September 2014 (Our Journey Begins)
1. Why does education need pirates?
2. Please be prepared to discuss the following two quotes from the introduction:
"We need mavericks and renegades who are willing to use unorthodox tactics to spark and kindle the flame of creativity and imagination in the minds of the young." (page xii)
"We need entrepreneurial innovators who are capable of captaining the educational ship through waters that are rough and constantly changing." (page xii)
2. Please be prepared to discuss the following two quotes from the introduction:
"We need mavericks and renegades who are willing to use unorthodox tactics to spark and kindle the flame of creativity and imagination in the minds of the young." (page xii)
"We need entrepreneurial innovators who are capable of captaining the educational ship through waters that are rough and constantly changing." (page xii)