The Committee on Committees
Good morning. Thank you for agreeing to serve on the Committee on Committees. While you were voluntold to participate,…
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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…
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…
The Power of AND
The following is an excerpt from The Secret Sauce: Essential Ingredients for Exceptional Teaching The bad news is…
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…