Implementation Mindset

This too shall pass, be it muscle soreness or stress

I have recently begun working out after a hiatus that was way too long. For those of you who have ever started or have restarted a...

Avoiding the siren song of the "ultimate solution"

I have a friend who had been overweight for his entire adult life. Like millions of men and women he would be successful at losing...

The boy who cried wolf, learned his lesson, then became a school administrator

Once upon a time, it was decided that schools were supposed to look at data, to determine which students were not performing well. The...

Abandoning the prescribed plan is dangerous to your health, and success

If you have ever been prescribed antibiotics you have read the following warning on the prescription package: . . .It is important to...

Cuidado? How caution is getting in your way with that new skill

Me llamo Gene Recently I was listening to a language teacher who said the one thing that prevents people from quickly learning a language...

Which is worse, failure to launch or failure to fly the plane?

In the world of public education, I often hear leaders reference initiatives by saying, “Oh, we do that!” “We do Project Based Learning.”...