Right now we’re reading How to be Antiracist in the mastermind. That’s because America has a racism problem. It’s systemic — which means it’s ingrained into the education system. Of course, it’s not limited to education but since...
Scott Seider is an applied developmental psychologist whose research focuses on the role of schools in supporting adolescents’ civic development. He has reported on this work in more than 70 academic publications including Schooling for Critical Consciousness:...
One way to attract great teachers is to think about what they want in a school. I’m currently reading Business Model Generation in a mastermind I lead for edupreneurs. There are many handy tools in the book, one being the empathy map. The challenge: block out an...
When you eat out how do you evaluate the quality of the restaurant? A delicious meal at a fair price are important factors. It helps when the service makes you feel special. And then there is the moment of truth — how clean is the bathroom? Restaurants know this...
Tradition and the status quo limits our ability to innovate. The machine that is school has trouble changing because of the weight down of “how things are done here.” Two words can help leaders break free from the constraints of tradition: What if? Begin...