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The Power of Writing Things Down

Photo by Maksym Kaharlytskyi on Unsplash Sometime in the blur that was my high school life in the late 1900s, I sat in my Junior English class and listened to Sylvia Daugherty, the Great and Powerful, ramble on about something or other. None of us minded her ramblings...

Control what you can control

Sometimes, things don’t work out no matter how hard you try or how much you know. Or maybe things fall apart completely. Control what you can control, and when all else fails, sit back and rest. Or have a drink, if that’s your thing.

Power comes from authenticity

Greetings Starfighters, I’m certain that the only way we can change our schools is to focus on creating authentic student learning experiences. The more I read and watch in the education world only solidifies that belief. If we’re not focused on authentic learning, we...

Moving from “doing school” to “learning”

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com I love learning—I really do. But my dreadful experience with “school” still influences much of my work in education. I hated “school.” It was pointless for me, as it is for so many other students. From...