Producing a Masterpiece

Producing a Masterpiece

  One of my favorite activities to do around Halloween is to carve pumpkins. My children and I enjoy challenging ourselves to always top our batch of pumpkins from the…
Institutional Complacency

Institutional Complacency

  We are suffering from Institutional Complacency. Some may feel as if their work to constantly push education is on point while others may be subpar. It is the acceptance…
Ahead, Behind, or Beside

Ahead, Behind, or Beside

  There are moments when you need to walk ahead of everyone else, forging the path, leading by example, expanding the vision, and showing the way. At times, you may…
Learning Experience Design

Learning Experience Design

  How do you go about designing learning experiences for students? What sorts of things do your consider? How do you design for student passions? Don't just plan lessons. Design…
Be A Leader Today

Be A Leader Today

  The other day, I was in the office when one of our Preschool Students was being dropped off. I overheard the following exchange between parent and child: Parent: Who’s…
Who Am I?

Who Am I?

  I’m the quiet kid who sits in the corner with his hoodie pulled tight. But who am I? You’ve never seen me interact with any of the other students.…
Can’t Don’t Won’t

Can’t Don’t Won’t

  We often hear the words can’t, don’t, won’t from many in education. Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators. Don’t do that. You can’t do that. I won’t do that. I’m not…
May Your Starts Never End

May Your Starts Never End

  Beginning can be so hard. It can be so overwhelming. It can even be frightening. It’s not hard to come up with a million reasons NOT to start. There…
Giving Up

Giving Up

  What do you do when you finally want to give up? When you have exhausted all possibilities? When no one is working with you toward a goal? When others…
100 CCs of Obecalp

100 CCs of Obecalp

  I was recently listening to the Tim Ferriss podcast in which he interviewed Scott Belsky. Scott's father was a doctor in New York City emergency rooms and told his…