In approaching the crossroads of knowledge, there is an important pre-conception that both teacher and student must understand. That is, the difference between ‘out of the box’ thinking and ‘boxed-in’ thinking is all about how we approach the box and its surroundings. Creative and critical thinking is partly based on the socialization of masks that […]

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OH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, tho’ they come from the ends of the earth! Rudyard […]

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Learning is not a right to be taken or given by institutions but an inherent physical attribute of what makes us human. Like any muscle it must be exercised in order to provide the widest range of options when our lives come to the myriad of crossroads we all journey through. The learned person, who […]

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Labels They are all around us. Our sense of reality is based in a large degree on the ways in which we can classify objects around us. The success of our species has been based around the ability to quickly categorize an object and come to some conclusion as to whether it warrants further attention. […]

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What I’ve come to realize is that there are some lessons that just can’t be taught. They need to be experienced in order to understand the truth of the matter. The knowledge to be gained is context sensitive and as such there is no amount of formal academic training that will prepare you for the […]

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Over the past two months, Rockcliffe University has been conducting classes on education and leadership in World of Warcraft (WOW). At first blush this may seem very strange as World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) that, at first glance, is all about “shooting zombies”. That fact not withstanding there […]

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