passion Archives - Yin Wah Kreher

Creative Problem-Solving in Reality

(Image Source: Tashi Mannox website: http://bit.ly/f8jkfN) Note: I learned about these clouds through Dr. Julia Marshall’s presentation. Beautiful and iconic — representing nature, energy, heaven. And I stumbled upon Tashi…

Art(s)

We Remain Ourselves

(Image source: http://bit.ly/idu9Xa) I was definitely intrigued by the title. Art-Based Research and the Intersection between Making Art and Teaching Art. “Her primary scholarship is in curriculum development, arts integration,…

Art(s), Instructional Design

What makes a strong narrative for design?

A great story is based on a profound yet simple question. Can I sum up the story in a short question? I’m a movie buff and what moves me is…

Art(s)

It’s in the blood

(Image Source: http://bit.ly/cj5NQ5) Hough agreed, saying that after he began dancing with her: ‘I knew that it was in her body, that it was in her blood.’ Some things are…

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Boundlessness

November 27, 2014 /

The limit is not in the sky . The limit is in the mind . A photo posted by Derek Hough (@derekhough) on Nov 11, 2014 at 9:58am PST

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Creativity, Life

Enduring Passion: Letters to a Young Scientist

October 18, 2013 /

I became aware of this book by Edward O. Wilson in early August 2013. I had participated in the Arts and Passion-Driven-Learning Summer Institute. During the Opening Concert, Yo-Yo Ma (yes, the world-renowned cellist) read a few lines from the book on stage: [P]ut passion ahead of training… Decision and hard work based on enduring passion will never fail you. [Wilson, 2013, p. 25] Intrigued, I returned home from Cambridge, MA, determined to read the book. Fast forward two months. I’ve finished reading the book out of a pile of…

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Yin Wah Kreher