Become a Ninja
Last night, my children and I sat down to watch the new season of American Ninja Warrior. For those…
Tag: Motivation
Balancing the Egg
Have you ever tried to balance an egg? It can be a nearly impossible task. Nearly impossible. But…
Turning Mistakes Into Gold
We have heard a great deal about growth mindset and failing forward in education circles. It is important that…
Getting Out Early
Have you ever truly enjoyed something that you were doing? It could have been watching TV… or a…
Thoughts from #TCT16
This weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the Tomorrow’s Classrooms Today conference hosted by the guys at Evolving…
Behavior Instruction
You would never make a student who struggles with reading clip down or lose a ticket if they didn’t…
In Case of a Fog Delay
Friday night, I took my children to a baseball game. It was a beautiful night for a game. Warm.…
A Chorus of Can’t and Won’t
What are our students capable of? I would argue that we will never know unless we try. I…
Point at the Process
When a student is not doing his work teachers, generally speaking, say one of two things. They will…
Questions We Should Be Asking Students
For many years, we have asked students small questions. Detail questions. Fact questions. Who? What? Where? When? We…