[I should have written this post a month ago but better late than never…] I read some great (and not so great) books in 2023! Here are my top few (and why)… My top book for 2023 was actually first published in… 1964! I’ve been sharing some...
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in January 2024… Ultimate Travel, Lonely Planet (travel) The Helsinki Affair, Anna Pitoniak (thriller) Heat Lightning, John Sandford (thriller) Embers of War, Gareth Powell (science fiction) Fleet of Knives, Gareth Powell (science fiction) The Toll, Neal Shusterman (science fiction) Gleanings, Neal Shusterman (science fiction) Crucible of Fortune,...
Let’s reimagine student engagement. Join me for a free online training to help you teach productivity practices to students by finding flow. Teach your students how to be more productive I’ve really enjoyed the time I’ve spent in schools training teachers on the Finding Flow Solutions curriculum, and...
I ran across this working paper from Dr. David Autor, a labor economist at MIT: Autor, D., Chin, C., Salomons, A., & Seegmiller, B. (2023). New frontiers: The origins and content of new work, 1940-2018. Quarterly Journal of Economics (forthcoming). Autor et al. defined new work as...
Let’s reimagine student engagement. Join me for a free online training to help you teach productivity practices to students by finding flow. I’ve really enjoyed the time I’ve spent in schools training teachers on the Finding Flow Solutions curriculum, and helping teachers reimagine student engagement in their...
I’m going to leave these screenshots here so I don’t forget them… [sigh] Text is underneath each one. ME: It would be a terrible, terrible thing if students ever got to learn about things THEY wanted, not just what WE wanted? THEM: Adult discernment and responsibility doesn’t...
It’s 8:28 am and you’re trying to make sure that the four chair bouncy bands around chairs are still with the correct four desks for those students who need to bounce their feet. Sandra comes into the classroom before you can step outside to greet her,...
I participated in a Twitter conversation yesterday that bounced around a bit. I believe that most of the folks I conversed with were from the United Kingdom. I also believe that many of them were in favor of what we might call ‘strict discipline’ in...
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Books I finished reading (or rereading) in December 2023… The Power of Moments, Chip Heath & Dan Heath (leadership) Atomic Habits, James Clear (productivity) In the Spirit of the Studio, Lella Gandini, Lynne Hill, Louise Cadwell, and Charles Schwall (education) Deschooling Society, Ivan Illich (education) Frontera, Julio Anta & Jacoby...
