Prologue Reflection by Educational Engineers - E^2 https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk Post your reflection, using the visable thinking strategy (Word-Phrase-Sentence) or just post your own thoughts to share. en-us 2022-01-31 17:26:52 UTC 2022-11-23 23:21:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png Arynn_Rasmussen https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2070193131 2022-02-28 19:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2070193131 Kristina Jones https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2086456674 2022-03-09 16:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2086456674 Chris Grey https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2086876464 Word - Mental pliability

Synonymous with mental agility, this has been critical to develop as I transitioned to my role at the ESC.  I quickly began supervising, leading, and thinking around complex challenges where I had no background or context.

Sentence - "In the past year, we have all had to put our mental pliability to the test."

In short, this text is about rethinking assumptions and long-held beliefs that become limiting and self-imposed. The world is forever different now, and those that refuse to adapt are going to be at a distinct disadvantage economically from others willing to rethink assumptions. ]]> 2022-03-09 20:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2086876464 J. Gunn's Prologue Reflection https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2089382380 WORD: "invitation" (12)
PHRASE: "rigor of evidence" (3)
SENTENCE: "Yet in a turbulent world, there's another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn" (2). ]]> 2022-03-11 00:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2089382380 https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2095068617 A set of cognitive skills that matters more: the ability to rethink and unlearn!]]> 2022-03-15 02:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2095068617 Julie's prologue reflection https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2097068981 word = "re-think"
phrase = "let go of knowledge and opinions that are no longer serving you well" (pg. 12)
sentence = "[Rethinking] requires us to admit that the facts may have changed, that what was once right may now be wrong." (pg. 4)]]> 2022-03-16 01:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2097068981 Sam's Prologue Reflection https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2100602582 2022-03-17 18:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2100602582 Brian Hills Reflection https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2105720871 Word: "automatic" (p. 5)
Phrase: "cognitive laziness" (p. 4)
Sentence: "We listen to views that make us feel good, instead of ideas that make us think hard." (p. 4)

This paragraph from the sentence above on page 4 reminds me of an MSNBC article during the first year of the pandemic about how steadfastness to an opinion is really valued in several circles, even when new evidence has been presented:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/23/why-scientists-change-their-mind-and-disagree.html ]]> 2022-03-21 16:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2105720871 Nancy - Prologue https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2105964255 Word: WISDOM - I like the idea of "wise" as being able to identify when you need to change your thinking about something. (p.12)

Phrase: "amendments to our own mental constitutions" - I am a good proofreader and can almost always spot a typo - in *someone else's* work. I like the idea of successfully "amending" my own ideas (even though that is likely much harder than telling other people how they should amend theirs. 😉 ) (p. 10)

Sentence: "...let go of knowledge and opinions that are no longer serving you well, and anchor your sense of self in flexibility rather than consistency." (p.12)]]> 2022-03-21 18:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2105964255 Kim kim_jones4 https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2114358658 Word: unlearn
Phrase: Mentally fit (p.2)
Sentence: "I can't think of a more vital time for rethinking." (p.9)


]]> 2022-03-25 19:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2114358658 Angela https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2115046732 Word/Phrase: Mental Flexibility 
Sentence: We favor the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt, and we let our beliefs get brittle long before our bones. ]]> 2022-03-26 19:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2115046732 Jessica jessica_gitzinger https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2117558073 Word: "amendments"
Phrase: mental flexibility...pliability
Sentence: "I close by reflecting on the importance of reconsidering our best laid plans."]]> 2022-03-28 16:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2117558073 pearl_garden https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2121916651 I think that one of the most prominent thoughts I gained from the prologue is that of "Dropping your Tools".  It means I need to step away from the comfortable, the familiar. To quote the author, "You have to rethink your goal in your job — and your role in life... Dropping ones tools creates an existential crisis. Without my tools, who am I?"]]> 2022-03-30 16:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2121916651 Mind over Matter fabianhypolite https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2122290112 Word - Intelligence (p.2)
Phrase - Mental fitness (p. 2)
Sentence - "Even our great governing document, the U.S. Constitution, allows for amendments. What if we were quicker to make amendments to our own mental constitutions?" (p. 10)

My thoughts: I am rethinking this idea of 'mind over matter'. Mind over Matter as I know it denotes fortitude, strength, perseverance, consistency, etc. All great dispositions to have while facing a challenge. But, how much more useful it might have been to me in overcoming life's challenges if I had exercised more mental flexibility/pliability than mental fortitude in those moments? How much more efficient I could have been, had I thought about all the ways to take on the challenges and had the courage to do it?
"...the smokejumpers missed another opportunity to think again - and that one was right at their fingertips."]]> 2022-03-30 20:54:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2122290112 christopher_gray2 https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2123981819 2022-03-31 16:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2123981819 Linda McElreath https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2126487019 Word: generate
Phrase: generate new solutions
Sentence: "Thinking again can help you generate new solutions to old problems and revisit old solutions to new problems."
If I can "draw in" my teachers much like the magnet in the image, I stand a better chance of helping them generate new solutions and revisit old solutions. Once "drawn in" I can come alongside them to fill their carts and bags with tools that will equip them to draw their students in to generate new solutions and revisit old ones.]]> 2022-04-02 13:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2126487019 Arielle Kelly https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2128641991 2022-04-04 13:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2128641991 https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2128921668 Word: Rethinking
Phrase: My sense of self
Sentence:
Since I didn't know how to code, I didn't have the tools to build something more sophisticated. Launching a company wasn't part of my identify anyway. I saw myself as a college freshman, not a budding entrepreneur. (p. 9)]]> 2022-04-04 15:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2128921668 Laura lkile1 https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2129302214 Word: "grappling" (p.4)
  • This word stands out to me because it is a reminder that the work of rethinking is difficult and requires both struggle and effort.
Phrase: "flexibility rather than consistency" (p.12)
  • I think this is an integral component for rethinking the way we've always done things.
Sentence: "Thinking again can help you generate new solutions to old problems and revisit old solutions to new problems," (p.12). 
  • I think this applies to so many aspects of education, our jobs, and the world at large right now.
]]> 2022-04-04 18:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2129302214 Ana W. wintonana https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2129436134 2022-04-04 20:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2129436134 Purpose gracielaochoa https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2130680308 Word--open minded
Phrase--Let's rethink
Sentence--The purpose of learning isn't to affirm our beliefs; it is to evolve oure beliefs!]]> 2022-04-05 13:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2130680308 Mental Flexibility angelaellis https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2131728270 In the past two years, we have all had to flexible because of the pandemic. We've had to rethink ways of doing things and how we function in the world. It is sad that it took this to force us to generate new solutions to old problems. ]]> 2022-04-06 01:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2131728270 Mental Flexibility angelaellis https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2131791718 Our ways of thinking become habits that weigh us down.]]> 2022-04-06 02:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2131791718 Mary's Prologue Reflection https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2132574587 Word: Refresh
Phrase: mental pliability
Sentence: Reconsidering something we believe deeply can threaten our identities, making it feel as if we're losing a part of ourselves.]]> 2022-04-06 13:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2132574587 Karen https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2132850825 Word- Flexibility

Change is constant and with change you have to be flexible enough to rethinking ways you do things or think about things in order to make best decisions.  

]]> 2022-04-06 15:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2132850825 Thoughts to share... https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2133195569 It was interesting that rethinking can also cause a shift in our identity. Sometimes the reason we don't want to rethink something is because of that very thing. ]]> 2022-04-06 18:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2133195569 Thinking... susandelarosa https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2133239809 Our ways of thinking become habits that can weigh us down, and we don't bother to question them until it's too late. ]]> 2022-04-06 18:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2133239809 Jenni https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2133279983 Rethinking and mental fitness is something you have to work for. It does not come naturally. I make that effort every day. The older I get, the more I realize I have yet to learn. There is always more to learn and another side to the story. ]]> 2022-04-06 19:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2133279983 https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2134800022 "Alternative view: intelligence is the ability to rethink and unlearn"

]]> 2022-04-07 15:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2134800022 Christi's Prologue Reflection https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2168539714 Word:  RETHINKING

Phrase:  cognitive laziness

Sentence:  "Let go of knowledge and opinions that are no longer serving you well, and anchor your sense of self in flexibility rather than consistency." p. 12]]> 2022-05-03 15:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2168539714 Darcie's Prologue Reflection https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2168666376 Cognitive laziness. 
Re-think and Unlearn
Re-think situations faster.]]> 2022-05-03 17:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2168666376 C. Shaw's Prologue Reflection https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2168982445 Word: rethinking
Phrase: "...knowledge and opinions, we tend to stick to our guns."
Sentence: This book is an invitation to let go of knowledge and opinions that are no longer serving you well, and to anchor your sense of self in flexibility rather than consistency.

]]> 2022-05-03 21:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2168982445 The value and power of rethinking https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2195962136 The question, "What if we were quicker to make amendments to our own mental constitutions" is a powerful analogy to the amendments to the U.S. constitution. Having to rethink our lives, ideas and ways of living can be complex to the average person. It is a process that will not happen over night.]]> 2022-05-23 14:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2195962136 sandrahernandez25 https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2196047031 Phrase- A hallmark of wisdom is knowing when it's time to abandon some of your most treasured tools-and some of the most cherished parts of your identity.
Word-grappling
We often prefer the ease of hanging on to old views over the difficulty of grappling with new ones.

]]> 2022-05-23 15:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2196047031 Rich Balling Prologue Reflection https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2259088182 Word "rethink"
Phrase "cognitive laziness"
Sentence "We hesitate at the very idea of rethinking."

We all find security in routine, and comfort in knowing over the unknown. Once we build schema, we live there. Rethinking not only involves reflection and self awareness, but the ability to acknowledge in the first place that a new way is not only possible, but potentially better. Moreover, rethinking is hard, but "we hesitate at the very idea of rethinking" to begin with, because it presents a threat to our structure. We see the disruption of routine, of what we know, of where we are comfortable, as an actual existential threat, and will often avoid the necessary vulnerability it takes to acknowledge a new way. Yet, as we see with the smoke jumpers example, a new way can often be the best way.]]> 2022-08-11 14:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Arynn_Rasmussen/th0gxl9n1zclysnk/wish/2259088182