Dec 26, 2022

Writing is something we have to do all the time regardless of what we do in life. I mean, writing a grocery list is technically writing. Writing a thoughtful message in a greeting card is writing. Yet, so many of us will be quick to say that we are not a writer. Why is that? Maybe something from our school experience...

Dec 19, 2022

I have always stood by my phrase that everyone and everything are anchored in education at the end of the day. Which is exactly how I get my hands on a book called Getting to Good Riddance: A No-Bullsh*t Breakup Survival Guide and immediately see how I can relate what I'm reading to breaking up with a bad boss, a bad...

Dec 12, 2022

If you would have told me 10 years ago that two people would come along and completely re-write some longstanding rules of baseball I would have said...nothing. I wouldn't have been able to get words out because I would have been laughing. Which is probably a good thing because I would have had to eat those words....

Dec 5, 2022

We've all hear it before: students saying they aren't good at something. We might especially hear them say they're not good at writing or reading. Of course this is a problem, but it becomes more of your problem when you're their teacher. You know you will never move the needle if you don't get them out of the mindset...

Nov 28, 2022

If you've never been a part of a school action plan that lacked substance, then this episode is probably not for you. However, if you've been a part of, or better yet, you've created a vague school action plan, then this is YOUR episode. I have no reservations telling you that I've had vagueness in school action...