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The Chase That Never Ends

Watch out for the hedonic treadmill.

Teacher Gone Wild

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.

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.

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.

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The Chase That Never Ends

One Good System Beats Five Half-Built Ones

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

Thrive This Summer | Week 8: Build Your STRONG Start

Thrive This Summer | Week 7: Reimagine the Return

Thrive This Summer | Week 3: Movement That Restores

Thrive This Summer | Week 1: The Power of the Pause

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

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

Stop Spending Energy on Problems That Don't Belong to You

Kedging: How Adventure Pulls You Through the Hard Seasons

We Must Seize What Flees