Growth Overrides Perfection

If you aren’t a teacher who strives for perfection, I bet you know a few that do. The perfect classroom door? The perfect classroom display? The perfect class? The perfect lesson? Why are so many teachers obsessed with perfection?  “Perfection is an illusion and those who seek perfection will find themselves unfulfilled their whole lives.”Continue reading “Growth Overrides Perfection”

Cookie Cutter Teachers?

I think most people would agree that it is important to foster creativity in our students. We would like our students to: use creativity in all subject areas take risks have fun innovate express themselves think outside the box and problem solve. Creativity is what makes the above points possible. But what about teachers? ShouldContinue reading “Cookie Cutter Teachers?”