Thinking About Quitting
I'm reading the book Quit - The Power to Know When to Walk Away by Annie Duke, a former professional poker player who quit her Ph.D....
What doesn't kill you - will it make you stronger?
A friend gave me this T-shirt last week. What doesn't kill you will make you stronger. EXCEPT FOR BEARS, BEARS WILL KILL YOU. We...
Leaving a Legacy
This is a photo of me with my father after the Philadelphia Games (track meet 1963). It appeared in papers across the country. I'm sure...
A Lesson From the Paradise Camp Fire: Anxiety and Memory - It Doesn't Work
It has been nearly a year since the devastating Paradise "Camp-Fire" which destroyed 14,000 homes, including ours. We had an hour from...
Try, Try Again
Vulnerability is the foundation of inquiry-based learning - a process of discovery where students look at the world, develop questions,...
The Curriculum of Integrity
Spelling was a challenge for me in elementary school. I was so anxious for my weekly quizzes that I would often write the words on my...
Play Is An Important Part of Learning
A century ago, psychologist Lev Vygotsky said, “In play, a child always behaves beyond his average age, above his daily behavior; in...
Gratitude and Learning
The other day I was in a sandwich shop and had ordered my custom sandwich. I reached into my pocket and found my phone, but not my...
Educational Self Reliance
I’m going to start a new term: Educational Self Reliance. This is defined as a person’s ability to be in charge of his or her own...
Hope: The Forgotten Curriculum
Our classrooms are full of hope; it may not be part of the explicit lesson plan but should be. Learning follows a pattern of Knowledge >...
