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Dean Shareski

Learning stuff since 1964

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Delight #35 An Ordinary Awesome Day

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2025/09/06

I realized today I hadn’t blogged for a couple of months and over a year since my last delight post. My delight project started over 5 years ago during COVID and while it was never intended to be a regular thing, I have been able to maintain a focus on delight even though I’ve not […]

Productive Struggle: What We Lose When AI Does the...

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2025/05/06

There is no shortage of opinions or perspectives on AI and its impact on education. As we get more granular in our understanding of risks and possibilities, new possibilities and risks emerge. Not even necessarily new, but more defined. As I write this, I realize the first paragraph isn’t great. AI could make it better. […]

Happy 20th

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2025/03/17

20 years ago, I heard about a thing called blogging. I was a technology director/consultant like a kid in a candy shop trying every new tool out there. For those of you of a certain age, you’ll recall the mid-2000’s was a burgeoning time in edtech. Laptops were replacing desktops, web 2.0 had emerged and […]

When Will We Talk About Sports Gambling in Schools?

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2025/02/19

Sticking with my commitment in my first post of the year, I want to write about sports gambling. The extent of my gambling is fantasy football so I can’t be too hypocritical but I think it is, like AI, an issue that schools are going to need to address sooner rather than later. A few […]

A Realistic View of Mental Health and Well-Being

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2025/01/21

Before you read any further, I need to be clear in stating my limitations and expertise when it comes to mental health. I have some expertise in my journey as well as a parent and educator but concede there are experts and everyone’s experiences that I can’t speak to directly. As I stated in my […]

Early 2025 Reflections: GenAI and Fence Sitting

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2025/01/08

When you say “2025” out loud it sounds odd, like we’re talking about some far-off future but here it is. In the past, I’ve made resolutions, set goals, and chosen a word but entering this year I haven’t done those things. I don’t know if there’s one reason why but I do know as I […]

Back To The Classroom And The Impact of Generative AI

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2024/12/19

I was privileged to teach a Grad course this semester at the University of Regina. Having not taught since 2019, I was excited about this opportunity both because I love teaching and also to examine how the classroom might be different as a result of the emergence of Generative AI. The official course name was […]

Saving Time For What?

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2024/10/22

AI promises to eliminate mundane tasks and increase our efficiency. On the surface, that sounds great. Everyone wants to save time. Everyone wants to eliminate mundane tasks, and we’re all interested in efficiency. But as we dig deeper, we need to ask: what are we saving all this time for? I recently had a conversation […]

Sometimes Good Enough has to be Good Enough

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2024/10/08

Do you ever settle for “good enough”? On the surface, it sounds bad. It sounds like you aren’t giving your all. Particularly in education when we have mantras like “Whatever it takes”, “All means all” and “no child left behind”. These are daunting phrases meant to evoke seriousness and urgency. As educators, we have a […]

Währungskonflikte: Einbildung oder Tatsache?

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2024/06/12

Erläuterung des Begriffs „Wirtschaftskonflikte“. Das Konzept der „Währungsstreitigkeiten“ wurde erst kürzlich in den modernen Wirtschaftslexikon aufgenommen, doch die Idee hat alte historische Wurzeln. Eine spezifische Einführung in den Währungs- und Finanzmarkt finden Sie im Abschnitt https://znaki.fm/de/currencies/ , wo eine beträchtliche Anzahl informativer Veröffentlichungen. Ein Währungskrieg ist ein Umstand, in dem Nationen ihre eigenen Währungen absichtlich […]

Are You Sacrificing Your Joy and Playfulness?

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2024/04/26

I’m at the age where I think a lot about retirement. I’m not that close but many of my friends are either already retired or close to retirement. The other day I was talking with a doctor friend and it was somewhat of a heart-wrenching conversation. He described how he has been so consumed with […]

Delight 32: The Pocket Museum

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2024/03/28

2 years ago, on one of my many drives between Florida and Manitoba to move my Father’s vehicle to and from his winter and summer homes, my wife and I stopped in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. As is our habit, we like to find hidden, lesser-known places and spaces to explore. My wife came across the Hattiesburg Pocket Museum. Without knowing exactly what it was, we arrived on a Sunday and struggled to find the exact location. That’s because it’s in a back alley. This museum is a series

Delight 31: My Dad the Celebrity

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2024/01/23

My Dad turns 92 in a month. He’s active, plays 100 rounds of golf a year, and regularly shoots his age or better. His mind is sharp and he’s still loving life. I’ve been blessed in so many ways to have him as long as I have. We’ve been golfing together for about 45 years and he remains my favourite golfing partner. Along with my sisters, he’s one of three people I’ve known my whole life.On the other end of the spectrum of favourite people are my 3 grand-kids

The 2023 Deanie Awards

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2024/01/15

With the decline of X/Twitter, the #deanie awards became a little more difficult or at least less robust. I’ll need to rethink things for 2024 but I still wanted to archive my celebrations so here they are: … Read the rest

2024 #OneWord: Patience

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2024/01/03

Over the past couple of years it’s been fun to see others find a word they want to embody and use as reminder or focus. Last year I officially joined the ranks using the word “savour“. In past years I’ve unofficially used words like delight. I was generally pleased with how savour became a focus. Not perfectly but with a greater intent and it will remain something I remind myself to do on a regular basis. For 2024 I want to be more patient. I don’t think of myself

Passing the Torch

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2023/11/20

Demarcus Ware is one of those athletes I knew of but didn’t really appreciate his legacy. I knew he was a great defensive tackle but didn’t know his story and how respected he is among his peers. As a sports fan, I’m always intrigued by the way star or veteran athletes pass down their knowledge to rookies. I’m a sucker for those who talk about “the game being bigger than they are” and also those who reference how great players helped them and how they feel

We Don’t Need Good Leaders…We Need Great Ones

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2023/11/10

My post asking Who Would Want to Be a Leader has received a great many responses both on my blog but also in conversations with leaders. It’s not hyperbole to say we are in a leadership crisis. The conversations on my podcast almost always explore succession challenges and the continued struggle to find good school leaders, particularly at the principal level. I know many districts have and continue to have programs and initiatives designed to develop leaders internally. I also know many

Delight 30: David Ayres and Drafts

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2023/10/04

I’ve been blogging since 2005. That’s over 100 in blog years. I’ve written over 1,200 posts. I actually go back and read stuff I’ve written in the past and consider how much my ideas and thoughts (see what I did there) have either evolved or remained the same. One of the other things I noticed in a recent review is the number of blog posts that are in draft form. I have 42 unpublished posts. One of those posts was part of my delight series entitled “David Ayres”

Delight 29: Apples

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2023/09/14

I grew up in a small town, a farming community but I’m not a farmer. Even growing up, my parents never had a garden. I really am more of a city boy at heart. That said, I grew up with a lot of farmers and can at times fake my way through a discussion about agriculture. 13 years ago we moved into our current home and I planted an apple tree. I love apples. We all know store-bought apples are a gamble and of course, we’re all trying to understand who are the people buying Red Delicious

Unveiling the Magic: Exploring the Enchanting World...

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2023/08/30

I wanted to get some of my initial thoughts on Generative AI out there mostly for myself and to preserve my own thinking. This space has served me well over the past 18 years as a repository of my own thinking. Ideas evolve, shifts occur and concepts get refined and at times dismissed. I could likely comb through the 1200 posts and find numerous examples of things I no longer believe or got wrong. Unlike a book that is permanent, this space is built around the opportunity to record streams of

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