Our Legacy of Love - “Leading with Aloha”

Sharing my thoughts about education and life after retirement

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

“I Touch the Future. I Teach.”

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Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with students at the University of Hawai`i. I started off with this quote by Christa McAuliffe: ...
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Saturday, April 13, 2024

The World Was Passing Me By . . .

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 . . . and I was okay with that. But I realize that I was missing out.  July makes six years since I retired. I am still involved in educati...
Sunday, February 25, 2024

Let’s Listen to Our Students

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I was a compliant student  I listened to my teachers, did my work, studied hard, and got decent grades. When I went to the university, I lea...
Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Why Aren’t Kids Reading for Pleasure?

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I loved reading when I was growing up. That was my go-to out-of-school activity. I didn’t play sports (no Title IX back then); our family di...
Friday, January 26, 2024

This and That

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Random happenings and thoughts: Yesterday, I had the pleasure of viewing a wonderful film produced by PBS Hawaii back in 2011.   “Dream Bi...
Thursday, January 11, 2024

Hard to Believe😊

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I began this blogging journey in the summer of 2012. I didn’t know how long I would keep it up; it was something new, I had to figure things...
Monday, January 8, 2024

“I’m Not a Math Person”

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I hear it from adults. "I'm not a math person" or "I don't like math" or more likely, "I hated math when I ...
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Jan Iwase
I was an educator for 45 years until I retired in 2018. At that time, I began writing a book which was published in 2019 titled, "Leading with Aloha: From the Pineapple Fields to the Principal's Office." My second book, “Educating with Aloha: Reflections from the Heart on Teaching and Learning” was published in 2021. Please visit my web page at www.janiwase.com.
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