May 2025

Build the System. Guarantee the Win. Stop Chasing Success and Start Engineering It

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Picture a school where learners thrive. Not because one teacher pulls a miracle. Not because a test score spike looks good. But because the system was built for it. Where collaboration isn’t an initiative but a norm. Where expectations are high and clear and consistent. Where the good stuff happens on purpose, not by accident. […]

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More Than Just Muffins: A Real Take on Teacher Appreciation Week

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Every May, when testing season’s dragging on and the copier is jammed for the fourth time before lunch, we get this week carved out to celebrate the people keeping the whole thing together: teachers. The calendar calls it Teacher Appreciation Week. And while the PTA might bring muffins and the administration will definitely leave some

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The Power of Evaluative Thinking: How to Finally Break the “Teach and Hope” Cycle

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Imagine a classroom where every lesson sparks curiosity, every student feels empowered, and every teacher knows exactly how their methods shape learning. This isn’t a distant dream, it’s the potential of evaluative thinking in K-12 public schools. Too often, education operates on autopilot: teachers deliver content, assuming learners will absorb it. “I taught it, now

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