For the past couple of months my evenings and weekends have been devoted to wrestling. This is a new sport for me, but one my family is enjoying together as we watch and encourage my 8 year-old in a sport that he has found to love. We have now been to 6 tournaments with the … [Read more…]
I recently finished reading the book Fostering Grit, which is an ASCD Arias book (it is short enough to read in a 1 hour sitting) written by Thomas R. Hoerr. Every great educator knows that we can not only teach students content; that we must also teach character traits such as respect, responsibility, kindness, etc. Hoerr … [Read more…]
Here’s a cross-post from my staff memo blog… Last school year I learned a great deal from the book Mindset, by Carol Dweck and shared my learning with you in this post. I don’t know if anyone else also read this book, but I am starting to notice a lot of classroom practices and teachers … [Read more…]
Here is another cross-post of my “Friday Focus” from my Staff Memo Blog this week: ————————————————————————————– Previously, I shared with you that I planned to read the book Mindset by Carol Dweck over break, because I had heard about it on Twitter and read another educator’s blog post about it. The premise of the book … [Read more…]