When Life Gives You Lemons
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When Life Gives You Lemons

  When  life gives you lemons, you have a few options… You can try to eat those lemons, and end up with a very sour experience. You can (as the…
Finding a Left Hand Man
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Finding a Left Hand Man

  Everyone loves having a right hand man. Someone who you can count on to guide you in the right direction. Someone who will give you advice. Someone who will…
Creating Opportunity for Students
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Creating Opportunity for Students

I was recently listening to an audio version of Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. I have read the book before but wanted to revisit the ideas. Gladwell speaks about several different…
Architect (Sort of)
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Architect (Sort of)

  When I was 13 years old, I took a mechanical drawing class at the local Vo-Tech school during summer break. I had to ride my bike there and back…
Turning Off the Faucet
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Turning Off the Faucet

The other day I was trying to teach my son about turning the faucet off while he was brushing his teeth. I told him that even dripping water means wasted…
Why? Times Nine
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Why? Times Nine

  Every day, educators make decisions that impact many students. In fact, research shows that the average teacher might make four educational decisions every minute, or more than 1500 decisions…