A Broken System
The system is broken. No matter what we try to do to help certain students and their families, the…
Tag: Motivation
Sweet Beats
JK Rowling was told her stories were too long, nobody would read them. Van Gogh sold one or two…
Pronounced Chiz
Throughout my entire life, my name has been pronounced wrong. There have been a number of variations, and the…
Take the Day
There’s only one thing better than hitting the snooze button in the morning. It’s getting out of bed and…
Showing Up
Showing up can be hard. Think about the kid who struggles. The outsider. The kid without friends. The one…
Intervention as Intervention
For many of our struggling learners, we often provide as many interventions as possible. The word intervention can be…
Measuring Smiles
What if, when a principal observed a lesson, he or she focused on how many times the kids and…
Just Like Norm
Hopefully, there are still some out there that remember the Norm greeting from 80’s TV Sitcom Cheers. In case…