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Pheidippides and the Curriculum Pheidippides arrived at the Acropolis to deliver one single piece of information, shared that knowledge and promptly expired. Many of us know the story of him running that distance from Marathon, across treacherous and rocky terrain to Athens but not as many of us may know that Pheidippides was in factContinue reading “Pheidippides and the curriculum – how not to expire at the Acropolis”

No one gets an individual gold in the relay. A relay team’s success depends on the success of all. No matter how well you run your own leg or how perfect your own technique or fast your time, ultimately you still get no medal unless all the legs of your race are run well. ThereContinue reading “No one wins an individual gold in the relay”

A cognitively curated day. Imagine you have just been to the most interesting, dynamic and stimulating training you’ve ever attended. It was really challenging and required huge concentration but your mind is now absolutely buzzing with fascinating new ideas and information. You know you will be asked to comment on your thinking and talk orContinue reading “The cognitively curated day”

Curriculum is a knife and fork. The unique tools It is really difficult to eat peas with just a knife. It is really difficult to cut steak with just a fork. In order for the nutritious diet presented on our plates to be transported, ingested and digested efficiently and effectively we need both knife andContinue reading “Curriculum is a knife and fork”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”