Tag Archives: education

When did it become ok to be dumb?

By Julie Laurin | Published: January 30, 2012

I was thinking about this topic this morning after a long work meeting.  When did it become ok for people to accept mediocre results?  When did it become acceptable to just be average?  When did we decide that being dumb was cooler than being intelligent? I don’t understand.  I was brought up by my mother, [...]

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What to do, what to do!

By Julie Laurin | Published: April 15, 2011

Living life in the fast lane for the past little while has meant that I’ve had to set some things aside.  It’s funny because I went from doing barely anything because I was sick last year to then wanting to do everything at once!  I had a certain urgency inside of me – a roaring [...]

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…of the day: The Vortex

By Julie Laurin | Published: November 7, 2010

A friend of mine, Tracey Walker (who I met through this blog!), tagged me in a note that she wrote on Facebook recently.  I loved it so much that I wanted to share it with all of you.  Enjoy and if you have any comments for Tracey, I’ll notify her.  — ‘But I don’t want [...]

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