Starting as a piano teacher in a music store at age 14, I’ve now been involved in this beautiful, and sometimes messy, business of education for over 20 years.
Finding and holding onto the optimistic
Today’s post is a re-“print” of a reflection I wrote over five years ago after teaching a specific summer course to international military members. For some reason, the spring months are usually where I reflect on my teaching career and … Continue reading Finding and holding onto the optimistic
I’m cut out for this
I realize that I don’t write much about my “other” life: the hours of my life I spend as a public school teacher. I do my best to have healthy boundaries between work and play, and in the past year … Continue reading I’m cut out for this
Thoughts on a second read-through of “Deep Work”
Goodreads review of Cal Newport’s Deep Work here. Spend enough time in a state of frenetic shallowness and you permanently reduce your capacity to perform deep work. Cal Newport This quote in and of itself is quite alarmist, and the … Continue reading Thoughts on a second read-through of “Deep Work”
Plan A is Plan A
In a one-on-one session with a student today, these literal words came out of my mouth: “Bear with me with biology; it’s been 20 years since I’ve had this class.” (For the record, I teach ESOL but a student came … Continue reading Plan A is Plan A
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