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Good Enough for Bill…
On Saturday, wearing a hand-me-down #12 jersey, with the name Brady stitched across my back, rescued from my husband's pile of “don't fits,” I sat in a pub nestled…
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What I Value
Author and Educational Consultant, Dr. Mary Howard asks the teachers she works with to name the things they value. What are their non-negotiables? What drives their decision making?…
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Doing vs Trying
Just as with students, I think a good mindset for educators is one where they are going to TRY things, not DO things. Doing something implies that it is…
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The First Step
Getting started can be hard. It can be paralyzing. When I hear people say, “I don’t know how to draw.” What I always think is, ‘they don’t know how…
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Student Choice
I allow my students to choose what they work on, what goals they would like to explore, and where they would like to work. My art room looks different.…
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When Knowing Meets Understanding
I was recently reading a book about customer service at Disney. In the book, the author describes the concept of Guestology, what Disney defines as the science of knowing…
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Settling for Mediocrity
No child ever says I want to be mediocre when I grow up. There was a commercial a few years ago where children were relaying their dreams for the…
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Creativity & Me
Simply put, I’m happiest when I’m creating. I’m happy when creating in the traditional sense: Painting, drawing, making furniture, or writing (like I am now). But I’m also…