If we want our kids to become good at things, we need to give them feedback. It’s not grades that make a student become a better writer or speaker or knowledge-builder — it’s feedback. (I do work in a system where we use grades, by the way — I don’t spend much time thinking or […]
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Digging Deeper into These 6 Things
Hey there! I hope you’re enjoying These 6 Things, and I’m so glad that you’ve come to this handy dandy list of the books and studies that informed by work in each chapter. I’ll probably add to this as time goes on and my research deepens, so feel free to check back once in awhile! Also, […]
What (and How) I’m Excited to Read This Summer
If I had a few clone Daves, I’d task one of them with reading all the time. Each morning I’d give him his daily ration of coffee, chocolate, and reading material, and then he’d go off to the library or the coffee shop or an empty classroom at my school or in a hammock in […]
How to Improve School Cultures, Part 2: Collins' Level 5 Leadership
When school cultures get toxic, everyone suffers: kids, staffs, communities. Long-term flourishing falls from view, obscured by angst and turmoil and distraction. One method for improving school cultures is to develop Dan Coyle’s three essential skills of great cultures: psychological safety, mutual vulnerability, and shared purpose. (See this blog post, or see Coyle’s book The Culture Code.) These […]
How to Improve School Cultures, Part 2: Collins’ Level 5 Leadership
When school cultures get toxic, everyone suffers: kids, staffs, communities. Long-term flourishing falls from view, obscured by angst and turmoil and distraction. One method for improving school cultures is to develop Dan Coyle’s three essential skills of great cultures: psychological safety, mutual vulnerability, and shared purpose. (See this blog post, or see Coyle’s book The Culture Code.) These […]