Feb 1, 2021What is college for?When you’re considering a $250,000+ investment for higher education it might help to step back and think: what is college for? Often, both families and students are placed on a K-College conveyor belt without much thoughtful consideration of where they would like to end up and why. …Education2 min readEducation2 min read
Jan 31, 2021Should Terrorists Get Vaccinated?The better question is actually, “Who is a person?” One of the Biden administration’s goals is to administer the vaccine to vulnerable populations. Along with the elderly, this includes prison populations, including people suspected of terrorism at Guantanmo Bay. Covid has ravaged the US prison system. Can you think of…Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Jan 31, 2021Why You Shouldn’t Trash Your CompetitionTalking trash says more about the person saying it than the person it’s directed towards. There are only a few logical thoughts one can have when you’re around a person trashing their competition: Firstly, insecurity. There is probably something about the person/thing they are talking badly about that they find…Education2 min readEducation2 min read
Jan 28, 2021Burnt Out Teacher? Find Your MomentEveryday is going to have one high, one low and a lot of in between. Remember the highs when they come along. And try! When I was a first year teacher in an urbane charter school a fight had just broken up and I was feeling pretty disillusioned. The realities…2 min read2 min read
Jan 28, 2021All Great Teaching Comes Down To These 3 TraitsCare, connection and content. Passion is contagious and if you as the teacher are not excited, engaged and energetic about your content area it is going to be difficult to pull in the interest of you students. This is especially so when teachers are competing for the attention of their…Education2 min readEducation2 min read
Jan 27, 2021Why is Your History Class so Boring?History is an argument not a PowerPoint. But beyond that let’s ask the simple question: What is history for? At its core history is an argument over two fundamental questions: What happened? What does it mean? Young people do “history” all the time. Take your average boy-girl relationship drama. There’s…Education1 min readEducation1 min read
Jan 26, 2021Why do kids stop asking questions?The average first grader asks about 300 questions a day while the average high schooler asks less than three. Why? Developmentally, little kids are wired for one thing: learning. Asking questions is the quickest way to get there. They’re not jaded like a high schooler might be. Little kids are…Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Jan 24, 2021All Great Kickers Do These Two ThingsIf you had a boss or a coach who spoke to you the way you speak to yourself inside your own head you’d probably quit. All great kicking is paradoxical. It’s only when you relax that things become easier. But how does one relax when they kick? Have Fun: It sounds hyperbolic…Sports Psychology2 min readSports Psychology2 min read
Jan 23, 2021Truths & TradeoffsThere is no perfect fit, even when you think you find one. Outside of the first few weeks of marriage, I have never found a couple (ourselves included!) immersed in endless bliss. Marriage is hard work and can sometimes seem like a complete mystery. …Education1 min readEducation1 min read
Jan 20, 2021Good Teachers Have Great EmpathyGood teachers tend to like being around their students. Shocker. Yet, the way that you might hear teachers speak about students you’d think they’d want nothing to do with them. …Education2 min readEducation2 min read
