Our cross country runners are the hardest-working athletes at our school, as a group. They also have the fewest "fans" show up to their competitions. In this way, our school is like most schools. Is this wrong? Do we need to "fix" it? Will you be satisfied if I tell you I think the answers... Continue Reading →

Every day, (Good) P.E. teachers evaluate effort, and grade students on participation. Let's examine just how difficult that is to do well. [Side note: regarding my use of (Good). Earlier today I was thinking about how tough it must be to be a police officer right now. This led me to wonder what the perception... Continue Reading →

When I'm teaching Economics, I lean heavily on real life examples to explain economic concepts. The "textbook" example of a term may be the most accurate real life example, but it can also be overly complicated, or obscure, or just plain boring. So I enjoy trying to come up with examples targeted to whatever group... Continue Reading →