Last time, I wrote that kids are souls and that schools are for building the mind. (That summary leaves a lot out on purpose. To fill in the gaps, click here and give it a read. Won’t take longer than five minutes I bet. And there’s even a picture of a brain on a stick!) […]
What’s the Deal with Student Motivation? Or: On the Teaching of Souls
What’s the deal with student motivation? The article on this page is the first in a series I wrote on the fundamentals of student motivation. I don’t think you’ll find anything deeper or more explanatory on this topic anywhere on the web. Grab a cuppa and let’s do this. Series Intro, Part I: On the Teaching […]
Guaranteed, Viable, and Good Curricula… and a Note about Legos
Tonight, teacher productivity guru Angela Watson will host a session called Better Than Normal, and I’m eager to see what she has to say. Register right here — it’s free. Replay available for those who can’t attend live. Lots of times, curricula salespeople will present what’s on offer as the end-all-be-all. “This has got everything […]
Efficiency Matters and Perfection is a Mirage: Updates to the Article of the Week for 2021-2022
Quick background: Since about the start of this website, I’ve been using Kelly Gallagher’s article of the week strategy and posting the articles on this page. If you’ve somehow not heard of Kelly Gallagher or his articles of the week, take a look at the following articles for background: Shallow swim: “The First Article of […]
Embodying What’s Good and True
I want to close for the week with something our colleague John Willette wrote the other day. It was his culminating thoughts on an extended PD series we did in my district this year on the science of learning. (The seven-minute intro to that series is here, in case you’re curious.) John’s a sixth grade […]