So recently I ran across an article with an intriguing premise regarding coaching. It argued that you can improve your success by coaching less rather than more. I read it because it was referred to me after I wrote a blog post for Good, Bad, I’m the Guy with the …
A while back I wrote about a student named Travis. He wasn’t interested in school, had teachers give up on him because they never thought to consider what his motivations were. It made me think of another student. We’ll call this other student Nick (using pseudonyms is always better so …
Well, the Foundation has made it through its first calendar year! In terms of activity, we’ve been able to start helping in a few ways. 1 – We’ve donated items to a couple of programs for underprivileged youth. 2 – We were able to contribute to a fund which provided …
So…it is again in vogue to talk about the lack of support for teachers across America. Fair enough. The education system does have problems and the burden of dealing with them falls on teachers. That isn’t in question. The problem is that the solutions being offered don’t address the fundamental …
General Mattis is known for a couple of his roles within the US government. He served as Secretary of Defense from 2017-2018 (the first retired general to receive a waiver/permission to hold the job before being retired more than seven years since George Marshall in 1950) and before that as …
In between stints teaching at the college level, I also spent a few years teaching high school. The school was a Catholic school that believes (still) its academics are superior to those in all of the area’s other schools and markets the colleges its graduates move on to as proof …
Research indicates that education needs to start early and it starts best at home, which I tend to agree with. Early examples of how important and exciting education is instil curiosity in young people, which grows into a love of learning . Paired with practicing critical thinking skills and logic, …
Hey–if you read this, please pass the Foundation’s information along, especially to teacher friends. If you can help us with our goal of raising money to fund scholarships for teachers–there’s a “Donate” button the Foundation’s homepage (dietzfoundation.org). We want to make a difference in education! You can also like the …
There’s a tendency for people to think that games are really only suited for a social studies classroom or maybe for use in a study hall, but that isn’t the case. Really, teachers don’t even need to invest a ton of money to incorporate games into their classrooms. Here’s an …
Back in May 2019, I had the opportunity to go through the U.S. Marine Corps’ Leadership Workshop. Great learning experience and I wrote about that here. Since that point, I’ve been trying to keep their ideas in mind as I think about teaching. That’s important because a lot of what …
