

Finding Our Introverted Generals
Mark Twain once told a story about a man who devoted his life to finding the greatest general of all time. He spent decades in pursuit,...


An Ode to Ichiro
A week ago today, Ichiro Suzuki hung up his cleats and accepted a role in the Mariners’ front office. This has led me to reflect on his...


The Emperor of Ice-Cream
Recently, Ashley and I have started reading a poem each morning to our daughter Eva from the collection 100 Best Loved Poems. Last week,...


Sorry I Lied About Going To Lunch
The other day I was at an IRT meeting when a couple of teachers kindly asked me to join them for lunch. “Oh, I’d love to,” I responded,...


Creating Creators
Growing up, I loved my Saturday morning cartoons. I would wake up way too early, run downstairs, and turn on the TV to find out what...
Florida
After last week's tragic events, I feel like I should have some post about our culture of school shootings, but I'm still processing....


Nobody Gets Anybody
I just finished John Green’s new book “Turtles All the Way Down” and it’s fantastic. I could create dozens of posts about the ways in...


Woodworking
So, I've started getting into woodworking. Been putting together a few projects here and there over the past year, learning some...


Go to NCCAT. Now.
Just got back from a week looking at cultural equity at NCCAT Cullowhee and wanted to recommend it on this space. I'm curious how many of...


Testing
This past week I’ve been working with teams on the iReady diagnostics. For those unfamiliar, these are tests that we’re giving to our...