Fewer Things
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Fewer Things

  Your To-Do list will consume you if you let it. The key is only adding meaningful activities to your list. Don’t spend your time chasing other people’s goals. Determine…
Small Context Changes
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Small Context Changes

  Ever notice that when you make a slight change in context, your classroom seems to run more efficiently? Case in point. Yesterday’s writing session was a disaster, with many…
Heart and Brain
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Heart and Brain

  Today, make your lesson clear and absorbing. Lay out everything students need to know while simultaneously reminding students what they love about learning. Make today's lesson equal parts heart…
Daydream Deficit Disorder
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Daydream Deficit Disorder

  Our days are filled. Tasks. Assignments. Projects. Checklists. Standards. Objectives. Target goals. We move from subject to subject in convenient forty minute blocks. Students memorize. They recite. They practice.…
Who Cares?!
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Who Cares?!

  There’s been a lot of vitriol toward teachers recently. Some people believe that teachers are selfish in wanting schools to go remote right now. The allegation most associated says…
Expecting the Worst
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Expecting the Worst

  There are many days when this job seems impossible. The days seem long and hard, plot twists revealing things you’ve never experienced before. You don’t want to think about…
The Fear of No
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The Fear of No

  It’s much easier to fear NO than it is to anticipate YES. Most of the time, it can feel like YES is improbable. Maybe YES just seems like maybe.…
My Might Do List for 2022
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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 section of the book describes the power of a might…
Not This Year
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Not This Year

  It’s only natural to reflect as the calendar changes from one year to the next. It’s a strange time in schools, as there are still six months left, and…