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Late Bloomers
In a a few weeks I’ll turn 44. In just a few days my first book will be released. By any definition, I’m a late bloomer. My book is…
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Measuring Smiles
What if, when a principal observed a lesson, he or she focused on how many times the kids and the teacher smiled? How would that change instruction? How would…
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Just Like Norm
Hopefully, there are still some out there that remember the Norm greeting from 80’s TV Sitcom Cheers. In case you don’t here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNP5OEaarjU In the theme song,…
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Push (Through)
I've heard educators talk about how our students aren't willing to push through when things get difficult. And yet, I've seen some of these same educators bristle as soon…
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Heavy Lifting
Who is doing the heavy lifting in your classroom? Is it you or is it the students? In doing all of the prep work... All of the planning...…
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The Importance of Planning
I retired to the couch on Thanksgiving Night, with two leftover turkey sandwiches, and flipped through the channels before I settled on some back-to-back episodes of The Great Christmas Light…
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Cover Bands
They say that cover bands don't change the world. The idea is that only original ideas are successful, while copies of original ideas are not. But most bands or singers…
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Drinking from the Fire Hose
Inspired by Seth today. Stop drinking from the fire hose. I was recently having a conversation with another administrator. Like me, he is also in his first…