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CURIOUS QUOTES 2022: Education

3/7/2022

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Well, it's March! So let the MADNESS BEGIN! Specifically the Curious Quote Madness! This week we kick off the 2022 Season with a collection of quotations related to education. This year for EIGHT Weeks, I will be offering up a brand new set of five slides for you to use in your classroom and share with your students. Each week, I hope that you will encourage as many people as possible to vote for their favorite slide. At the end of eight weeks, the winner from each week will enter into the Elite Eight Bracket! From there, your votes will determine the Final Four, and the ultimate winner for the year. Let the competition begin! 

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Here We Go Again!

9/17/2021

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So, how are you? 
I mean, really, how are you? 

I used to ask this question of my gifted kids. 
We came to an understanding that “fine” was not an acceptable response. 
That when I asked how they were doing, I was really interested. 
That I wasn’t interested in just exchanging pleasantries, I really wanted to know. 

So, how are you? 

This fall marks the start of my 25th year as an educator, and as we get into the thick of it, here are ten things that are going on Inside of Brian’s Brain. 

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AND THE WINNER IS....

4/20/2021

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After a week of voting in which Ronald Reagan led for most of, in the last 48 hours of voting, Mr. Rogers was able to come from behind and overcome the former president to become the Quote Madness 2021 Champion! Only a handful of votes separated first and second place. Meanwhile Maya Angelou and Albert Einstein were not far behind.

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QUOTE MADNESS 2021 | THE FINAL FOUR

4/12/2021

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Three months ago, we started this journey. Along the way we have explored 11 Universal Themes and their accompanying Generalizations with the use of 55 brand new quotation slides. Now, after literally thousands of votes and a multitude of deeply engaging conversations, we are down to THE FINAL FOUR! Let's dive in to who made to the final vote of the season and what's so special about each of these slides. 

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QUOTE MADNESS 2021 | ELITE EIGHT

4/5/2021

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We are down to the ELITE EIGHT on Curious Quotes and Universal Themes! Last week there was a close competition between a pair of former Presidents and "a walk in the park" for Mr. Rogers and Albert Einstein. We have one more week of voting in these four competitions. Remember your votes decide who moves on to the FINAL FOUR next week.  

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES HERE!


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QUOTE MADNESS 2021 | Sweet 16

3/29/2021

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Welcome to the SWEET SIXTEEN of Quote Madness 2021! 
We started with 11 Universal Themes and 55 Curious Quotes. 
The results are in, and here's who is moving forward. 
Voting is open between now and Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 11:59 PM ET. 

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Quote Madness & Universal Themes

3/24/2021

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After 11 weeks, 55 quotes, and a generous amount of generalizations, it all comes down to this. 
LET THE MADNESS BEGIN! 
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES HERE!

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ADAPT | Curious Quotes

3/22/2021

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Our journey through Curious Quotes started 11 weeks ago with CHANGE, and now we end with the elusive 11th Universal Theme, ADAPT! At first I felt the same way about ADAPT as I did about going into RELATIONSHIPS. Surely, there are plenty of quotes on the subject. Again, I was wrong.

​Along the way, I started wondering, "How is ADAPT significantly different than CHANGE?" 

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RELATIONSHIPS | Curious Quotes

3/15/2021

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We've reached our tenth Universal Theme, and this time it's about RELATIONSHIPS! Prior to searching for quotes on the subject, I assumed that there would be a wealth of sage words to choose from. I was wrong, and Henry Winkler had something to say about making assumptions. From there I went in search of terms "related" to relationships. I came up with CONNECTIONS. 

Let's start by considering how CONNECTIONS and RELATIONSHIPS are similar and different. 

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SYSTEMS | Curious Quotes

3/9/2021

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We are nearing the end of our exploration of Universal Themes by designing new slides for Curious Quotes that I have collected along the way. The previous theme of Structure was by far the hardest one yet. Systems was slightly easier.

When you hear the word SYSTEM, what do you think of? 

Do you have a SYSTEM for doing something? Where do you see SYSTEMS naturally occurring? 

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