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Dear colleague, In a recent article, I shared about a PD trip that allowed for my visit to the JFK Presidential Library in Boston. Today I’d like to share one more JFK thought that I found to be profoundly related to the argumentative work my students and I do in whatever class I find myself […]

Dear colleague, Perfectionism is a tough topic. There are so many amazing human beings in education who are very much on the perfectionism spectrum. So before I say anything, let me be clear that I’m not picking on anyone or denigrating those of us with a special sense and expectation for excellence. That said, let’s […]

Dear colleagues, I came across four parent recommendations the other day from researchers Jonathan Haidt, Will Johnson, and Zach Rausch that I thought were worth sharing in case your role intersects with helping parents in our technological times. In their article “We Don’t Have to Give In to Smartphones” for The New York Times (paywall), […]

Dear colleague, In a recent post, I shared this JFK idea that truth is more threatened by myths than by lies. Today I want to share a related thought, not from a notable president, but from a notable Jedi: Mr. Obi Wan Kenobi. In Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (hot take: the best of […]

Dear colleague, I feel like we say “I feel like” a lot. I remember a wise mentor who was coaching me to clearer thinking in my twenties giving the following counsel: “From now on, I want you to use the word feel in an accurate way. If you have a feeling, such as anger or […]