Tasty Bites for Teachers' Minds

"It's not easy. But it's simple." -Eric Thomas Here it is, snackers! The number one reason why we struggle in front of our classrooms every day. I imagine that each of you has had the experience of giving directions to a student one-on-one. They start to walk away, seeming to "get it", only to turn back and say, "Wait. What are we supposed to be doing again?"  We often hear , but many things can get in the way  of understanding. EDUCATION WEEK reports that 1 in 5 of student

“We all live in the world our questions create.” ― Warren Berger, author of A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas Greetings, persevering snackers! On the final day of the last school year, I noticed a small whiteboard on a stand near the exit to our middle school. Judging by the lack of whitespace, it was clear that every single rising high schooler had taken time to write a parting message. We don't need journal citations to know that

“Success is often found in the perfection of minor details.” -UCLA Mens Basketball coaching legend John Wooden Neither my parents nor my siblings really played or followed sports. In spite of that, I've found myself surrounded by sports at different points in my life. Among those...basketball was the one I spent the most time playing. As I got older and began raising my own kids, two of them decided they wanted to be basketball players. In both