Is Your Training a Pain Giver or Pain Reliever?
We’ve all sat through a training session that’s underwhelming, irrelevant to your role, or entirely out of touch with more significant needs. Instead of sitting
July 11, 2022
Category: Great Teaching
Treat Student-Teacher Relationship Wounds as You Would Physical Ones
Think about the last cut, break, or scrape you received. I’m sure you took care of it somehow, whether it was simply by being careful
April 22, 2018
Purpose Driven Relationships with Students
“Talk to me about the book you’re reading, Daniel. What have you read about so far?” I asked Daniel, one of my middle school students.
February 12, 2018
An Educator’s True Legacy
Earlier this year, I unearthed an unlikely connection with one of my middle school students. I was introducing myself to different students during middle school
October 9, 2017
Great Barbershop = Strong Routines & Procedures
As I was sitting in my barber’s chair today, I couldn’t help but wonder what it’d be like for my students to feel as calm
July 30, 2017
You Can Hold Students Accountable AND Have Positive Relationships
While some might believe that you can’t have great relationships with students while consistently holding them accountable, I wholeheartedly disagree. For the last six years,
July 24, 2017
How A Bike Technician Helped Me With More Than Just My Bike
Have you ever gotten caught making a mistake? How did you feel? Last Saturday, I went into Sun and Ski Sports to replace my bike’s
May 15, 2017
Remember Why You Got Into Education
I didn’t get into education to monitor detention, dish out consequences, or manage lunch duty. I got into this work to motivate, inspire, and engage
November 3, 2016
Building a School Culture: Where’s the Vending Machine?
Before you start building out a school culture, it’s important to put some thought on the implementation behind it. During my time in education, I
October 26, 2016