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This is a podcast for conversations - real conversations about ideas that matter. We use a powerful 3-Step Method to break down quotes from the world's greatest thinkers and we tackle themes like anger, civic responsibility, kindness and humility. Join us in our quest to inspire critical thinkers and problem solvers to "think outside the cave" and become the wise leaders our society so desperately needs.

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"You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say." Teach Different With Martin Luther - Responsibility

Teach DifferentFeb 02, 2020

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“Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master.” Teach Different with Christian Lous Lange - Technology

“Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master.” Teach Different with Christian Lous Lange - Technology

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How do we prevent technology from controlling our lives?

Today, Steve and Dan Fouts tackle an engaging quote about technology from Norwegian educator and Nobel Peace Prize winner Christian Lous Lange. Through connections to World War I, artificial intelligence, social media, and more, we contemplate the proper role technology should play in shaping our existence.

Teach Different serves educational institutions, families, corporate entities, and mental health communities. If you think the TD method could be effective in your setting, we'd love to hear from you! support@teachdifferent.com


 Image source: Store norske leksikon⁠⁠ | Av Historia/REX/NTB. | Public Domain

Mar 09, 202426:29
"When somebody shows you who they are, believe them the first time." - Teach Different with Maya Angelou - Self Respect
Feb 15, 202437:42
"Loyalty to the country always, loyalty to the government when it deserves it." - Teach Different with Mark Twain - Loyalty
Feb 05, 202431:43
 "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Teach Different with Evelyn Beatrice Hall - Freedom of Expression

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Teach Different with Evelyn Beatrice Hall - Freedom of Expression

Should there be limits to free speech?

Steve and Dan Fouts, founders of Teach Different and seasoned educators with over 50 years of experience, tackle the tension between free speech and social responsibility using a compelling quote from English writer Evelyn Beatrice Hall (referring to the French philosopher Voltaire): "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Join them for a thought-provoking conversation that navigates the complexities of personal expression and justice in the context of free speech.

Teach Different serves educational institutions, families, corporate entities, and mental health communities. If you think the TD method could be effective in your setting, we'd love to hear from you! support@teachdifferent.com

Image source: 1896 Alfred-Pierre Agache | The Sword | Public Domain

Jan 18, 202432:48
"The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression." Teach Different with W.E.B. Dubois - Self Expression
Dec 19, 202331:25
"It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody." Teach Different with Maya Angelou - Forgiveness
Dec 08, 202317:36
"Power concedes nothing without a demand." Teach Different with Frederick Douglass
Oct 24, 202338:31
"To lose patience is to lose the battle." -- Teach Different with Mahatma Gandhi - Patience
Oct 05, 202331:29
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you." —Teach Different with Lao Tzu - Respect
Jul 30, 202331:37
"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are." Teach Different with Kurt Cobain
May 15, 202344:32
"The true measure of life is memory." Teach Different with Walter Benjamin - Perspective
Apr 09, 202327:21
“It’s better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.” Teach Different with Apache Proverb - Self-Expression
Mar 19, 202336:39
"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." Teach Different with Kahlil Gibran - Suffering
Feb 09, 202339:55
“Do not judge me by my successes; judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” Teach Different with Nelson Mandela - Resiliency
Jan 08, 202337:52
"It's better to be alone than in bad company." Teach Different with George Washington attribution - Character

"It's better to be alone than in bad company." Teach Different with George Washington attribution - Character

How do we know if somebody is good or bad?

Kids are in the midst of making so many ethical choices about the types of people they should be hanging out with. There is peer pressure to spend time with friends who may make questionable life choices but whose approval is important for a child’s self-esteem. Friendship advice from parents, coaches and other authority figures often go unheard because they conflict with what kids believe inside. Decisions on which company to keep are never easy but they are integral to the healthy moral development of human beings.

Join Steve and Dan Fouts - founders of Teach Different and twin brothers with over 50 years of teaching experience - along with Mirna Madi, International Baccalaureate English language and literature teacher at the Bahrain Bayan School - for an unforgettable conversation about character using the Teach Different 3-Step Method.

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Regarding the attribution of this quote to George Washington, he is not the original author. The quote comes from a collection of "Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation" regularly used by 16th century French school children. The Library of Congress writes, "Sometime before the age of 16, George Washington transcribed 110 'Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation' into his school copybook."

Image source: Wikimedia  |  John Trumbull

Dec 14, 202257:10
“The great aim of education is not knowledge but action." Teach Different with Herbert Spencer - Education
Oct 09, 202242:20
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” Teach Different with James Clear - Success
Sep 25, 202234:17
“Leadership is a choice. It is not a rank.” Teach Different with Simon Sinek - Leadership
Sep 11, 202236:19
"If you are going through hell, keep going." Teach Different with Unknown Author - Determination
Aug 28, 202239:58
“The goal is not to be perfect by the end. The goal is to be better tomorrow.” Teach Different with Simon Sinek - Perfection
Aug 14, 202229:24
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced." Teach Different with Soren Kierkegaard - Mindfulness
Jul 31, 202229:59
“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.” Teach Different with John Maxwell - Leadership
Jul 24, 202233:34
"Try to be a rainbow in somebody's cloud." Teach Different with Maya Angelou - Happiness
Jul 17, 202234:16
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Teach Different with Ralph Waldo Emerson - Mindfulness
Jun 26, 202251:05
"I am because you are." Teach Different with Ubuntu Philosophy - Interdependence
May 01, 202201:00:20
“Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.” Teach Different with William Shakespeare - Communication
Apr 24, 202233:02
"The first duty of society is justice." Teach Different with Wendell Phillips - Duty
Apr 17, 202247:18
"You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep." Teach Different with Navajo saying - Education
Apr 03, 202249:11
"To handle yourself, use your head, to handle others, use your heart." Teach Different with Eleanor Roosevelt - Social Awareness
Mar 20, 202220:44
"If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else." Teach Different with Booker T. Washington - Self-development
Mar 13, 202252:47
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” Teach Different with Elbert Hubbard - Decision Making
Mar 06, 202222:35
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Teach Different with an African Proverb - Cooperation
Feb 27, 202232:58
"Conscience doth make cowards of us all." Teach Different with William Shakespeare - Decision Making
Feb 20, 202238:24
“It isn’t where you come from; it’s where you’re going that counts.” Teach Different with Ella Fitzgerald - Goal Setting
Feb 13, 202220:25
"Each person must live their life as a model for others." Teach Different with Rosa Parks - Self-Awareness
Feb 06, 202223:51
"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders." Teach Different with Lau Tzu - Self-Discipline
Jan 30, 202222:11
"Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” Teach Different with Martin Luther King, Jr. - Love
Jan 23, 202220:45
“A bend in the road is not the end of the road… Unless you fail to make the turn." Teach Different with Helen Keller - Goal Setting
Jan 16, 202221:35
"If you're going through hell, keep going." Teach Different - Determination
Jan 09, 202219:48
"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair." Teach Different with Shirley Chisholm - Acceptance
Dec 19, 202119:01
"Begin with the end in mind." Teach Different with Stephen Covey - Goal Setting
Dec 05, 202130:38
"Curiosity is deviant" Teach Different with Ian Leslie - Education
Nov 14, 202127:56
"Good leaders must first become good servants." Teach Different with Robert Greenleaf - Leadership
Nov 07, 202130:43
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." Teach Different with Aristotle - Critical Thinking
Oct 31, 202135:58
"No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth." Teach Different with Plato - Honesty
Oct 24, 202136:57
"Reject the tyranny of being picked. Pick yourself." Teach Different with Seth Godin - Self-Reliance
Oct 17, 202134:04
"Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Teach Different with Robert Louis Stevenson - Leadership
Oct 10, 202128:46
"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value." Teach Different with Albert Einstein - Success
Oct 03, 202125:06
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Teach Different with Nelson Mandela - Education
Sep 26, 202139:06
"The greatest remedy for anger is delay." Teach Different with Seneca - Anger Management
Sep 19, 202131:57