Good Teaching, Good Living
Be curious. Foster curiosity. Quench curiosity. Foster the quenching of curiosity. This is good teaching. This is good living.…
Author: rczyz
A Simple Note of Gratitude
Last week, a teacher found me to excitedly share some news. She showed me a Lego Apple that was…
When?
I have heard many an educator utter the words, What are you thinking!? But the more important question that…
The Committee on Committees
Good morning. Thank you for agreeing to serve on the Committee on Committees. While you were voluntold to participate,…
Are the Arts Important?
There is always a lot of chatter about whether the arts are important. The arts are all the ways…
Artists Are
Artists are explorers. They look for new ways of making, of seeing, of being. Artists are connectors. Their…
Parent Teacher Conferences
The Parent-Teacher Conference is one of our biggest opportunities as educators, and unfortunately also one of our most squandered.…
Everyone.
I was recently leaving my building for a District meeting. On my way out of the building, a student…
Ya Gotta Teach Em How to Staple
When I was a student teacher, some twenty odd years ago, One of the teachers I was working with…
Other People’s Songs
I was recently listening to a podcast with James Hetfield, the lead singer from Metallica. When asked about how…