by Roel Snieder | Oct 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
I was a junior professor, stressed and working myself to exhaustion yet still feeling inadequate both at work and at home. So, when three students from my introductory programming course came to my office at the end of the semester with concerns about their grades, I...
by Roel Snieder | Oct 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
This is what Eve Mozur, one of the teachers in the Teaching with Heart program, wrote in her intention for how she wants to show up in the classroom. Do you recognize the experience that you drive somewhere, and after you arrive at your destination you realize that...
by Roel Snieder | Sep 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
The word grace refers to elegance that seems effortless, as in the image of the swan. Grace also points to a gift or talent that was not requested; she was graced with a kind heart. We normally don’t talk much about grace, but let’s ask the question how does grace...
by Roel Snieder | Sep 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
On top of a mountain, I witnessed a beautiful sight of clouds cascading down a ridge. The movement of the clouds was smooth and natural, it was driven by an invisible wind. The picture captures flow at its best; it comes naturally, it is harmonious, and it expresses...
by Roel Snieder | Aug 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
This equation may look like nonsense, perhaps it reminds you of a Zen Koan. Yet there is a truth contained in this riddle that is important for those who are so busy that they wish there was a 25th hour in the day. How is the time-pressure that many of us face related...
by Roel Snieder | Aug 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sometimes we carry out the same activity or way of thinking time and time again without making any progress. We get into a rinse-and-repeat cycle and don’t move forward. If we are happy doing that, we can just carry on, but I encountered an interesting example how to...
