The Skull-Sized Kingdom
The other day I was listening to the Ten Percent Happier podcast, Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness | Dr. Robert Waldinger. Dr. Waldinger referenced David Foster […]
The beauty of structured one-on-one conferencing
I tried something new in January. Sometimes I think I’m nuts, initiating a novel task for myself at a hectic time. It’s always stressful at the end of semester when […]
Content vs. Skills
Hello! One quarter of the school year has passed, unbelievably. I sent home a letter (via email) to parents and students, explaining the Unit 1 scores and what they mean, […]
Old Habits Die Hard
My class just finished up Unit 1 (on DC Circuits) after 7-8 weeks. I was scoring the first test and found myself kind of upset that the kids didn’t seem […]
The Role of Practicing
I recently received letters of gratitude from two former students. They lifted my heart, and surprised me. They were uplifting because the girls each wrote perceptive comments about the effect […]
Learning Progressions
Today, I was looking through last night’s assignments and recording its completion in my log. I’m beginning to see which students are beginning to slack off. I do keep track, […]
The Practices
These first two weeks have gone very smoothly. But wow, I am tired! You’d think after all these years that I would remember… but it takes a lot of energy […]
The Objectives of the Learning Progression Method
Welcome back to school! I can’t believe summer is over. This was the first summer in my life that I did not work, and what a privilege it has been. […]
