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Okay — thanks for the honesty. If you’re seeing lots of student apathy (and by “seeing” I mean feeling its weight on your soul), five key beliefs work will help you regain agency and impact. This isn’t silver bullet stuff; it’s just a low-stress, high-yield methodology for thinking and doing something about student motivation obstacles. […]

Several months ago, I was having a conversation with a small group of colleagues about stewarding our lives well as secondary educators. One member of the group was Laura Gersch, who teaches in the Boston area. Laura asked a question that stayed with me for a while. What’s the work within the Inputs-Outputs sweet spot? […]

Sometimes, smart, earnest people like us can get really frustrated by how much work our work is. We think, “C’mon. I’ve studied this for years! I’ve been making adjustments for years! What is happening!? It shouldn’t be this hard.” This can get really, really frustrating. And painful! Here are a couple of thoughts that might […]

I wrote the other day about how the things we think on — the things we contemplate — are massive with the potential for pressurizing or depressurizing us. I shared that Dallas Willard line that “Our choice as to where we put our mind is what most determines where we go.” Today, I want to […]

Last week I gave my last PD event of 2021, which was the busiest PD year I’ve ever had. I wanted to take a minute to capture some things I’ve learned and share it in case it helps. Good PD Gives Life to the Soul; Bad PD… Doesn’t Before we get to differences between good […]