Happy Friday!!! Our goal as teachers is to give all parts of the brain a good workout. I used to kind of look down on […]
Pacing Guides are #@!%
Let them eat cake. It is a phrase associated with telling poor, starving French souls to go eat something even more expensive than bread(which they […]
Relevancy in the Age of Information: Montessori Instructional Design vs Data Driven Instructional Design
Our school system’s convocation years ago featured a man who noted that within just a few short years our public schools would be rendered antiquated […]
The Switch to All Digital was Poorly Planned
Sometimes, I just have to get things out of my system. The switch to digital a decade ago is one of those things. I mean […]
Raising Courageous Young Men
How do we develop young men who possess the courage to stand up for what is right? Whew. That is not an easy answer. In […]
What they really need to hear….
I can promise you that as educators that there are gonna be some days that break your heart. You are going to be left searching […]
Big Orange Fridays and Tennessee Football
As a kid, I remember listening to John Ward on the radio. His commentary brought the game alive. I grew up hanging on every word. […]
Honey Bun Snacks and Student Discipline
I could do an entire blog on student discipline. I have worked in schools where student discipline was rarely a problem. I worked in a […]
Authentic Professional Learning Communities – Part II
Continuing Education – A Better Approach. The very best professional development coordinator that I have ever worked with was a man who went by the […]
Are PLCs Really Learning Communities?
Professional Learning Communities. Three words which strike fear into the hearts of efficient educators. Ongoing education is important in any field, but rarely do I […]