Tag: learning

• Fire and Grace

  Mar 17

  There are things that will make you angry. You’re human. It’s inevitable. Something, somewhere, sometime is going to piss you off. It’s going to happen. What really matters is how… more ›

• Bring Me Back a Rock

  Mar 13

  Being a teacher comes with certain perks. Among the best of them are the relationships you build with your students. Getting to know those little humans in progress can be… more ›

• More Than a Story

  Mar 9

  When I was a kid growing up, like any other kid, I had dreams about what I wanted to be when I grew up. A writer wasn’t one of them.… more ›

• NO SOUP FOR YOU!

  Mar 9

  I understand referrals. I really do. Anyone who has spent more than ten minutes in a classroom understands that sometimes a line gets crossed. A kid pushes too far, the… more ›

• The Quiet Language of Making: Where Creators Speak

  Mar 7

  I was contemplating something the other day. It came out of a very brief conversation with someone. Another writer. Just two sentences, really. Not much on the surface, but it… more ›

• Holy Smokes

  Mar 4

  Kids have a natural talent for doing risky things. Sometimes those things are brilliant.Sometimes they’re creative.Sometimes they’re hilarious. …and sometimes they are just plain stupid. Me? I had a special… more ›

• We Don’t Travel Alone

  Mar 1

  Funny thing, that tradition of naming vessels… and now pieces of tech, pets, toys, nicknames for each other — even drinks. This thought seed was planted some time ago while… more ›

• Earned Perspective 

  Mar 1

  The calm that comes from having seen enough to know this moment isn’t the whole story. That’s a powerful phrase. Earned Perspective isn’t something you’re handed.It’s something you survive long… more ›

• Not Just Here, But HERE

  Mar 1

  It started as an observation. Not a complaint — at least I don’t think it was. Why do we write referrals for things that could be solved with a conversation?… more ›

• Somewhere Between a Label and a Memory

  Feb 27

  I was asked a curious question recently. It came without warning. No drumroll. No academic panel. Just a simple, almost casual inquiry that landed like a stone in still water:… more ›

• Speaking Into Silence — That’s Faith with Wi-Fi

  Feb 27

  There’s a specific type of crazy needed to be a content creator. And I mean that in the most loving way possible.  Think about it…. You sit there, just you… more ›

• Internal Mayhem. External Excellence.

  Feb 26

  I’ve been told — by a handful of my closest souls — that they’ve often wondered how my brain is wired. How it works. “It’s not normal,” they say. I’ve… more ›

• A Conversation with That Guy in the Mirror

  Feb 26

  There are some days — not often — when I need expert advice. Or at least someone intelligent enough to argue with me without filing a complaint. It doesn’t happen… more ›

• Instructions Not Included

  Feb 26

  Parenting might be the only job on the planet where they hand you a freshly hatched human being and say, “Good luck,” and then just… leave. No orientation. No handbook.… more ›

• Like Therapy – No Appointment Required

  Feb 26

  Life is a journey—and what a messy, beautiful one it is. There are peaks that make you feel invincible, and valleys that make you question if you packed the right… more ›