Constant Improvement
Trevor always tells me that it is important to be doing stuff. Trying, tinkering, making, writing, thinking, anything-ing. …
Tag: failing
End of Year Checklist
It’s about that time of year in many schools where we provide each teacher with an end of year…
A Broken Clock
Sometimes, we stumble into success. We discover something by accident. We find something that works even though we never…
Time to Fail
We are not giving ourselves enough time to fail. We take something that is successful and we try to…
Learning to Swim
Think back to when you were a child and you were learning to swim. Chances are, you learned to swim…
Turning Mistakes Into Gold
We have heard a great deal about growth mindset and failing forward in education circles. It is important that…
Sometimes
Sometimes it seems like we are doing the right thing when we are actually doing the wrong thing. Sometimes…
When Life Gives You Lemons
When life gives you lemons, you have a few options… You can try to eat those lemons, and end…
Doing vs Trying
Just as with students, I think a good mindset for educators is one where they are going to TRY things,…
