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The Time Warp Scenario: How to Get Unstuck On Big Projects

February 5, 2019 By Dave Stuart Jr. Leave a Comment

Whether you’re planning a unit or prepping to lead PD or preparing for a job interview or writing a book proposal or drafting a speech, if you’re like me, you’ll inevitably run into moments where you get stuck. What I’m talking about are those times when the internal dialogue is like this: “AHHHH! I’M GOING […]

Maybe It’s Time for a Diet

January 31, 2019 By Dave Stuart Jr. 1 Comment

When Tracy DiNunzio was born, her vertebrae didn’t form around her spinal cord. Her spina bifida meant a childhood characterized not by the rambling around and bumps and scrapes that my kids experience, but rather by the pain and surgeries that her condition required. DiNunzio recalls that during this time, she “tried complaining and being […]

Tough Minds, Tender Hearts

January 29, 2019 By Dave Stuart Jr. 4 Comments

I’ve been thinking lately about prioritization. Many teachers who subscribe to this blog — colleagues like you — write about how little time they have, how overwhelmed they are, how difficult it is to do all they’re expected to do. I don’t just read their frustrations — I feel them. And it especially pains me […]

Three Prescriptions for Thinking More Clearly about Teaching, Part 3: Write More

January 8, 2019 By Dave Stuart Jr. 2 Comments

All right, here’s the ground we’ve covered so far: Clear thinking yields better teaching and better living and wiser choices. We want to be clear thinkers. But it doesn’t come automatically. It’s not the kind of thing that a degree confers. It’s won through practice, and we can always improve it. To start, we can […]

Three Prescriptions for Thinking More Clearly about Teaching, Part 2: Consume More Costly Things

January 3, 2019 By Dave Stuart Jr. 3 Comments

Last time, I explained that thinking clearly is a huge promoter of our own flourishing. And since flourishing teachers tend to do better work and enjoy their lives more than frustrated teachers do, this is no small matter. It’s at the root of our mission to make teaching better. So the first step is to […]

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