Other People’s Songs
I was recently listening to a podcast with James Hetfield, the lead singer from Metallica. When asked about how…
Balance
This week, you’ll notice a slight change to the frequency of posts at Four O’Clock Faculty. Starting today, you’ll…
Success
In his most recent book, Keep Going, Austin Kleon defines success as having his days look the way he…
The Power of AND
The following is an excerpt from The Secret Sauce: Essential Ingredients for Exceptional Teaching The bad news is…
Make Your Mark
September 15ish is International Dot Day, which is a celebration of creativity inspired by the story, The Dot by…
Problems That Don’t Exist
What could happen? What might happen? What if…? How will I…? We spend a great deal of time worrying…
Interesting Problems versus Right Answers
Every educator needs to listen to this podcast. Seth Godin talks about why students need to solve interesting problems,…
Living Life.
It’s not about the pretense of documenting your life and making it look pretty. It’s about taking the life…
Purpose Before Pancakes
This past week, my second book, The Secret Sauce: Essential Ingredients to Exceptional Teaching was released. One of the things that…
Zombie Practices
Look at your daily schedule. Think about the activities that you’ve always just done. Do they add any value…