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The Chase That Never Ends

Watch out for the hedonic treadmill.

One Good System Beats Five Half-Built Ones

Before you overhaul your whole classroom — read this. One well-crafted system is enough.

You Don't Regret the Money. You Regret Not Going.

Money spent reconnecting with people you love isn't an expense. It's an investment — in rest, in memory, in the version of you that isn't checking email at a lake.

Thrive This Summer | Week 8: Build Your STRONG Start

This is how you begin again.

Thrive This Summer | Week 7: Reimagine the Return

Before you go back, do this.

Thrive This Summer | Week 6: Strengthen Your Center

You've been busy. But busy doing what?

Thrive This Summer | Week 5: Feel It to Free It

Emotions don't disappear. They wait.

Thrive This Summer | Week 4: Nourish to Flourish

Fuel yourself like you matter.

It's Not You. Why Classroom Behavior Is Harder Than It's Ever Been (And What Actually Helps)

Student behavior isn't what it was 10 years ago. A 26-year teacher breaks down what changed, why it's not your fault, and what actually helps.

Thrive This Summer | Week 3: Movement That Restores

What if exercise wasn't the point?

I Finished Year 27 of Teaching. Then I Left for Oregon.

Teacher Gone Wild: Oregon Road Trip for Dad's 81st Birthday | Why Edify

Thrive This Summer | Week 2: Declutter the Mind

Your classroom is empty. Your mind isn't.

Strong Teacher

Student Accountability End of Year: Why the Finish Line Is the Hardest Part

You're tired. They're tired. And the finish line is right there. Why the last stretch of the school year is where real teaching — and real character — gets built.

Artifical Intelligence

I Stopped Chasing Every New AI Tool. Here's What I Found Instead.

Tired of AI tool overload? I picked one — EdCafe — and went deep. Here's how I built an interactive study chatbot for my 8th graders and what the results looked like.

Strong Teacher

Kedging: How Adventure Pulls You Through the Hard Seasons

Set a kedge anchor this summer. How scheduling adventures and creating from them helps teachers haul themselves through the hard seasons — and why this is survival, not luxury.

Strong Teacher Year

May and the Beautiful Chaos | The Strong Teacher Year

May has a dual nature that no other month quite replicates—exhausting and meaningful, chaotic and intimate, ending and ongoing all at once. The STRONG Framework doesn't resolve that duality. It gives you a way to move through it without losing either side.

Ruck Reflection

We Must Seize What Flees

Not "seize the day" — seize what flees. There's a difference. And it changes how you look at each day.

Teaching Tip

I Stopped Repeating Myself. NotebookLM Did It For Me.

How to Use NotebookLM to Reteach Directions for Absent Students

Strong Teacher Pep Talk

Nobody Is Putting Recovery on Your Schedule. So You Have To.

Athletes have rest built into their training. Teachers don’t. Here’s why recovery isn’t optional — and what it actually looks like later in the year.

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