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…
Glimpses
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Glimpses

  Our youngest learners had the start of their educational career interrupted by the events of the past twenty months. For students who were getting accustomed to kindergarten in March…
The Importance of Planning
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The Importance of Planning

  I retired to the couch on Thanksgiving Night, with two leftover turkey sandwiches, and flipped through the channels before I settled on some back-to-back episodes of The Great Christmas…
Hey Man Nice Shot
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Hey Man Nice Shot

  When my daughter was a small child, she would often encourage me to do something by saying, “Go ahead, Daddy, give it a shot.” I used to love when…