Stuck.

Stuck.

  Stuck.  Buried deep within a hole. Not moving forward.  Not moving backward.  Just stuck. And the only way to go anywhere is to pull yourself out of that hole. …
Be Like DaVinci

Be Like DaVinci

  I once spent much of an entire semester during grad school writing with my left hand. (I am a natural righty.) I was inspired to do this by reading…
Equity Over Equity

Equity Over Equity

  Equity or equity Noun the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness, impartialitya right or a legal share of something It seems that we are often fighting for one…
Deciding Who’s Going to Decide

Deciding Who’s Going to Decide

  In Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling rule #12 is, “Discount the 1st thing that comes to mind. And the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th -get the obvious out of the…
Taking Your Lumps

Taking Your Lumps

  Sometimes, you just have to take your lumps.  You will realize quickly that the day is not going your way.  Everything that CAN go wrong WILL go wrong.  Everything…
Decompression

Decompression

  When do you decompress? When do you find time for yourself? When do you take a moment to breath? When do you relax? Find those moments for yourself. Take…
The Licking Conundrum

The Licking Conundrum

  Is it ever OK to lick someone? The question came up at a recent meeting in regard to a kindergarten student. You see the student in question thinks that…
Learning as Exploration & Creation

Learning as Exploration & Creation

  From humans earliest days, it seems that we were born to explore. Throughout our time on Earth, humans have traveled over land, over bodies of water, under bodies of…
Autocorrect & Assumptions

Autocorrect & Assumptions

  Autocorrect can be helpful.  It can fix typos and set right the mistakes that you make.  It sometimes also makes assumptions about what’s right and what’s wrong. Some actions…
The Substitute Dilemma

The Substitute Dilemma

  When I first started teaching, my school had three “building subs” who showed up every day, covered for sick or absent teachers, and in the event of 100% staff…