With summer’s fast approach, the hearts and minds of teachers are starting to linger on the coming-back-together this fall. I’d like to speak a bit into any anxiety you might be feeling right now about your adequacy for meeting the challenges ahead. Let’s talk about gaps. I’ve visited or worked in schools all across the […]
The Best Thing to Do This Summer
Spoiler: if you’re tired, it’s probably nothing. At least, nothing related to school or teaching. I know you may be feeling that you need to work this summer — after all, there are summer schools to staff and “learning losses” to recoup — but if you’ve been living on that edge between sane and insane, […]
Video Response: “My School Is Planning More ‘New’ than Ever: What Do I Do?”
Recently, I received a message from a colleague asking for advice on how to approach the coming school year when the plan at her school is to add more to the schedule than ever before in 2021-2022. I love the question because it’s human. The subtext is, “This year has felt like survival swimming, and […]
Finish Like We’d Like to Start: The Return of These 6 Things
Author’s Note: May the 4th be with you. How’d I do on the title? It was between that and These 6 Things Strikes Back. (These 6 Things: A New Hope seemed a little much.) I was talking with my friend Dr. T a couple weeks back, and he said this line that had immediate resonance: […]
I’m In. Here’s the (Start of the) Plan.
Half a decade or so ago, I had a “should I stay or should I go” soul-searching moment. A few respected friends offered me the chance to join their business as a partner. I’d have to earn my share with lots of sweat, but they saw potential in me and had just the right opportunity […]