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Dear colleague, Today let’s take a thinking tool called the Stockdale Paradox and see if it can help us with a common problem we face. During my workshops on student motivation, I often get asked, “What about the students I have who are only motivated by grades?” This is an important question.* All right –…
Dear colleague, When I was a new teacher, I had the mentality of a solo race runner. If I failed, my students were doomed. If I succeeded, my students were destined. It was all up to me. I was the protagonist of the teacher movie. I was the savior archetype. As it turns out, that…
Dear colleague, Recently, I’ve appreciated learning about the differences between passive, aggressive, and assertive communication styles in Messages: The Communication Skills Book. Today I just want to share with you descriptions of each style of communication and let you reflect on what shows up most in your teaching. What does a passive communication style look…
Continue Reading Are You a Passive, Aggressive, or Assertive Teacher?
Dear colleague, The longer I teach and think about student motivation, the more direct I tend to get. For example, the other day during a talk to AP teachers, I said, rather bluntly, that an AP student who works hard primarily to get a grade or earn college credit is actually a poorly motivated student.…
Dear colleague, I’ve written lots re: moments of genuine connection (MGCs), and bit by bit I see the idea infiltrating the broader educational conversation. It’s basically a classic example of what I write about: stupidly simple ideas (stuff we all do) combined with stupidly simple systems (stuff we often neglect) to produce profoundly powerful changes in student…
Continue Reading The Funnest and Easiest Way to Plan a Moment of Genuine Connection
Dear colleague, My friend Shelly Alvarez refers to especially tricky or wild or crazy situations in the classroom as “special opportunities.” When she says it, there’s this big, goofy grin on her face and her eyes are just a few clicks to the left of sane. It is perfect. Of all the months of the…