Stop talking about school bathrooms

Anyone reading the news today would assume that bathrooms are the biggest issue facing our education system. Why are we fighting over something as trivial as which bathroom a student prefers to use when our education system is one of the worst in the modern world? In...

Lead with learning

It takes a lot of courage for a leader to stand up and say “I don’t know the answers, but I’m going to figure it out.” The best leaders start with learning. They build a culture of continual growth and learning. Imagine the CTO who learns...

When you grow up…

What do you want to be when you grow up? How many times were you asked this as a kid? Was your answer ever the same from month to month? Chances are that you’re not currently doing that job (and maybe you never will).  This question is bullshit.  Every...

Peripatetic

Peripatetic often refers to the act of wandering, walking, and meandering where you think deeply. It is also the name of Aristotle’s school of philosophy. He’s typically associated with teachings while walking. Aristotle was an inductive philosopher, so it...

Internet for every student

Every child in America should be have access to the internet. It’s a necessity as learning moves online. And our children need to develop digital literacy to participate in the innovation economy. Yet 15% of Americans don’t have access to the internet....

Copy It

We learn to write by copying down the alphabet. You ingrained those shapes into your mind by copying them down thousands of times — now you can write them out effortlessly. Musicians learn to play by copying songs. Artists learn to draw by reproducing the greats....