Academic Pursuit of Excellence - APEX

Find (or re-find) your genius and your “child-ness”

Everybody Is A Genius "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." - Albert Einstein

Read this today. No author given (I would be proud to have written this - it compiles much of my pedagogy over 35 years.

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"What the World Needs is...More Polymaths"

What the world needs is...
More polymaths-
A convergence of minds like Da Vinci, weaving art and science,
Stitching the fabric of existence with threads of varied hues,
Uniting the fragmented knowledge into a cohesive tapestry.

What the world needs is...
An embrace of interdisciplinary thought,
Where physics dances with poetry,
And mathematics sings in the language of the cosmos.
To break free from the silos of specialization, And nurture minds that wander through the gardens of diverse fields.

What the world needs is...
The curiosity of a child in every adult,
An insatiable thirst for learning,
An unquenchable desire to connect the dots From the quantum realms to the celestial spheres.
To see the beauty in equations and the logic in art, To marvel at the symmetry of nature and the chaos of creativity.

What the world needs is...
A rejection of the notion that mastery demands singularity,
An affirmation that the Renaissance spirit is not antiquated,
But a beacon for modernity.
To champion the polymath as a model for innovation, To cultivate minds that think both broadly and deeply, Balancing the scales of depth and breadth.

What the world needs is...
Remedies for the ailments of narrow vision, Educational systems that foster curiosity over conformity,
Institutions that reward holistic thinking, And societies that celebrate the synthesis of ideas.
To create spaces where collaboration thrives, And the cross-pollination of disciplines bears fruit.

What the world needs is...
Progressions from fragmentation to integration, From compartmentalization to connection, From silos to synergies.
A world where the polymathic mind is not a relic, But a harbinger of a future
Where solutions are as diverse as the challenges we face.

What the world needs is...
The profound insight that every question answered Begets a thousand more unasked,
That the pursuit of knowledge is an endless journey With no final destination.
To understand that the polymath is not just a thinker, But a seeker, a dreamer, a builder of bridges Across the chasms of ignorance.

What the world needs is...
To recognize that the true genius lies Not in knowing all the answers,
But in asking the right questions, In seeing the interconnectedness of all things, And in daring to explore the spaces between.

What the world needs is...
More polymaths-
For they are the torchbearers of wisdom, Illuminating the path to a more integrated, Innovative, and insightful world.
A world where knowledge is not hoarded, But shared, expanded, and celebrated, In a symphony of human potential.

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"The world isn't getting any easier. With all these new inventions I believe that people are hurried more and pushed more. The hurried way is not the right way; you need time for everything-time to work, time to play, time to rest." -Hedy Lamarr

Hmm? I’d suggest there isn’t any true, deep learning without curiosity at its base.

If I was still a teacher, I’d be tempted to wear this shirt .. we could do lessons on probability or tempting fate. Haha.

In honour of Family Day in BC, here is a song that represents the spirit of Family ..

"Family" | Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors | OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO Our new album "Dragons" is available now. Listen here: https://orcd.co/dragonsCheck to see if we are coming to a city near you! https://www.drewholcomb.com/t...

Something to think about … deeply

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