The Commitment Commitment
Legend has it that upon landing in the new world, Hernan Cortes ordered his men to burn their ships.…
Tag: Motivation
A man walks into a bar…
I was recently listening to sci-fi writer Andy Weir (The Martian) talk about his writing process, and something that…
The Non-Specific
As educators, we try to be masters of multitasking. While it’s not a strategy that I would suggest, teachers…
Stuck in Traffic?
There are times when you are sitting in traffic and getting angry at everyone around you for keeping you…
1,000 Pieces
You open the box, fully expecting victory. Your goal is to tame these thousand pieces into a complete picture.…
The Power of Rehearsal
We live in the world of right now. Need an instant answer? Google it. Want dinner? DoorDash it. Need…
The Post-Truth Classroom
The classroom used to be a sacred space. The teacher was considered the expert who used their knowledge to…
Teachers = Free Agents
The old rules are gone. Loyalty? Long gone. Waiting for tenure? No longer necessary. In the education world, there…
Email Templates
You just sent out an email notifying families that back to school information is available in the parent portal.…
The Advantage of Fallacies
Here’s the thing. At some point or another, we are all wrong. About something. Maybe a lot of somethings.…