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A Week of Yes
I’ve written before about the Yes, If mentality: Starting today, what if you said YES for the entire week? If a student wants to try something new… Say…
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Build Your Truth
Inspired by Seth today. Every school community has a truth. Sometimes the truth is out in the open. (This is who we are.) Sometimes the truth is hidden…
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Lead with your Chin
Leading with one's chin refers to a boxer leaving his or her chin wide open and unprotected. It is considered a risk because it exposes the boxer. Leading with…
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Inherent Value
If a student is interested in learning something, there's inherently a value in that. So many times we dismiss what a student wants to learn because we consider it…
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What He Said
My morning did not go so well. From the moment I walked in, I was besieged with complaints, students having difficulty, phone calls I needed to return, and several…
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Long Term Implications
I work in a school with students who are seven and eight years old. I focus a majority of my time focusing on helping to meet the students' daily…
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Questions for Today
A Challenge for Monday: Write down five questions you want to reflect upon today. Think carefully about the questions and be sure to write them down. Allow your students…
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Joy is an Intervention
It’s such a simple phrase but I find it so powerful. Joy is an intervention. It’s so freeing. My friend, Dr. Mary Howard, wrote these words in a facebook…
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The Dominant Voice
Is there a dominant voice in your classroom? Is it yours? Does it belong to a student? Or a group of students? Are you the dominant voice? Do…
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Learners vs. Finishers
Last week, I was visiting a classroom which has this poster hanging on the wall: When I went into the classroom, students were about to engage in their first…