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December 27, 2019 The Smartest Person in the Classroom

You’ve probably heard that old proverb that the smartest person in the room isn’t a person at all, but rather the collective wisdom of the…

December 23, 2019 The Learning Illusion

I have vivid memories of attending math class during my freshmen year of high school. Not because the class was particularly interesting, or because I…

December 20, 2019 An iPhone in a Snowbank

The evening before leaving for vacation, my daughter unknowingly dropped her iPhone into the freshly falling snow near a friend’s driveway. For those of you…

December 16, 2019 The Proof is in The Fire

We hear a lot about the need for educators to be passionate. Teachers must bring passion to their lessons, be passionate about their students, inspire…

December 9, 2019 Who Asks More Questions? Anyone? Anyone?

There’s an infamous scene in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off where a bland, monotoned teacher tries to explain a piece of American history…

December 2, 2019 Love of Learning

I have a deep love of learning. There’s nothing I enjoy more than discovering new historical details or burying my nose into a classic novel.…

November 29, 2019 Empathy Gets a Promotion

Good teachers change the way their students think. Great teachers change the way their students live. But, how do you make this leap from good…

November 25, 2019 Kids These Days…

I’m not exactly sure when it happens. Probably around the same time your kids learn how to operate a smartphone better than you. Somewhere between…