We need a new purpose for school. We have to ask ourselves, now, in this new world in which we live, what is school for?
When I Stopped Rewarding My Kids
What happens when we stop pushing and pulling our kids to do what we want with extrinsic rewards and punishments?
Roots And Blooms Teaching
Are you a Roots teacher or a Blooms teacher?
40 Thing to do AFTER I turn 40
What can I do after today? After my next birthday? After my next milestone, or goal, or accomplishment? This is not a Bucket List, this is an After List.
When ‘Those Kids’ Don’t Look Like ‘Those Kids’
What happens when kids experiencing trauma don't look like kids experiencing trauma?
Put on Your Own Mask: Secondary Trauma for Educators
When the cumulative emotional and psychological burden of carrying the weight of our student’s trauma gets too heavy, teachers are at risk to develop secondary trauma.
A Letter to the Parents of my Students
To the moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles, guardians, foster parents, and everyone who takes on the task of raising the former, present, and future students in my classroom.
TLAC Way in the Music Classroom
The Teach Like a Champion philosophies work in any classroom, whether you're teaching reading, writing, math and science, or music, art and PE.
The Solstice and Seasons of Teaching
The Solstice is the beginning of a season but also the beginning of that season's end. What seasons are beginning and ending in your teaching?
The First Step to Reduce Challenging Behaviors
The first step to respond to challenging behavior has nothing to do with the student. It starts with me.
Me & Julio Down by the Schoolyard 