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Dear colleague, It’s March. Good gracious, do I ever love March. It’s just hard not to love… But Dave, you might be thinking, you’re not one of those burnt out teachers that counts down to the end of the year, are you? No, I’m not currently burnt out. (Though that ebbs and flows often, as […]

Dear colleague, Here’s a list of YouTube Live talks I’ve given so you have them all in one place.

Dear colleague, Yesterday ​I gave a (very rough draft) recorded talk​ on whether or not school and its definitions of success are outdated. Basically, I argued that: These were the three most important slides I used: First up, this is what schools are for: the promotion of long-term flourishing via teaching students toward mastery […]

Dear colleague, Today I gave a YouTube Live talk on what I’m calling the Student Motivation Apocalypse. Yep — kind of doomsday-ish, I know. But that’s not actually what I mean. Don’t have time to listen to the talk? Here’s the gist: I hope you find it helpful or encouraging. Teaching right beside you, DSJR

Dear colleague, According to Efficacy belief OG Dr. Albert Bandura, there are four keys to the cultivation of Efficacy in an individual. I’ll list them, describe them briefly, and give a practical pointer or two. Lots of interesting things we can take away from Dr. Bandura’s four keys to efficacy. Mad respect, Dr. B. DSJR