Heart and Brain
Today, make your lesson clear and absorbing. Lay out everything students need to know while simultaneously reminding students what…
Tag: Motivation
10 Things to Consider When You Wake Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed
1. Do I want the rest of my day to be like this? 2. I’m sure someone else is…
Daydream Deficit Disorder
Our days are filled. Tasks. Assignments. Projects. Checklists. Standards. Objectives. Target goals. We move from subject to subject in…
Who Cares?!
There’s been a lot of vitriol toward teachers recently. Some people believe that teachers are selfish in wanting schools…
Expecting the Worst
There are many days when this job seems impossible. The days seem long and hard, plot twists revealing things…
The Fear of No
It’s much easier to fear NO than it is to anticipate YES. Most of the time, it can feel…
My Might Do List for 2022
I spent the last week of 2021 rereading Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day. One…
Not This Year
It’s only natural to reflect as the calendar changes from one year to the next. It’s a strange time…
Glimpses
Our youngest learners had the start of their educational career interrupted by the events of the past twenty months.…
The Importance of Planning
I retired to the couch on Thanksgiving Night, with two leftover turkey sandwiches, and flipped through the channels before…