Jun 29, 2022
Why are we so afraid to set an ambitious vision for our schools? Whenever I am working with school administrators about setting ambitious visions for their schools-- the kind of vision that includes 100% of their students -- I always meet resistance. Usually, that resistance takes 3 forms: Some say, "I can't say all my...
Jun 22, 2022
Summer is a time for making plans but should you really be doing everything you're thinking about doing? Before you answer, you need to listen to this summer rewind episode. I'm often asked what the secret is to success. Is it some new program? Some secret strategy? Some new technique? Unfortunately, my answer...
Jun 15, 2022
We're all familiar with the term YOLO (You only live once). It's often used as an excuse to indulge ourselves in something decadent because after all, we only have one life, we might as well make the best of it. But what happens when you shift the term from YOLO to TOLO - They only live once? On todays episode, we're...
Jun 8, 2022
It’s our annual Summer Reading list! Every year in June, we highlight 5 non-education books we think speak to some of the challenges we face in education right now and give us another perspective that we can use to build towards our vision, mission, and core values. This year’s list is a particularly strong one...
Jun 1, 2022
In an increasingly vitriolic environment, how can you deal with people who attack you, say nasty things about you, or post mean comments on your social media profiles? In today's episode, we look at how Builders can handle being attacked without losing sight of your goals or worse, allowing those attacks to damage your...