letsquitteaching

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. […]

The year’s winding down. The bulletin boards are starting to come down. Desks are being cleaned out. Awards are being handed out. And for a few fleeting moments, it’s quiet. But before we rush off to the lake or start planning PDs for next year, I want to ask a simple, but loaded, question: What

There’s a mindset in education that’s easy to slip into and even easier to stay stuck in. It’s the belief that there’s one right way to teach. That if we just commit fully to one method, whether that’s direct instruction, inquiry-based learning, content-first, or thinking-skills-driven, we’ll land on the “best” approach for every learner. But

Let’s be honest. For decades, classrooms have been filled with compliant work disguised as learning. Neatly filled-out worksheets, meticulously copied notes, and essays that are polished but lack real thinking. Rows of learners working in silence, heads down, obediently completing tasks designed to check off standards but never designed to spark curiosity, challenge assumptions, or