by Jim Knight | Mar 22, 2013 | Professional Learning, School Reform |
Shame … is like an exposed nerve on a wisdom tooth, something to be avoided at all costs. The shadow of shame kills art. Seth Godin, The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly Getting a clear picture of reality is an essential part of professional growth. When...
by Jim Knight | Dec 3, 2010 | Professional Learning |
It’s time to stop complying with the system and draw your own map. Stop settling for what’s good enough and start creating art that matters. Seth Godin If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves. Maria Edgeworth So far in this series, I...
by Jim Knight | Nov 29, 2010 | Improving Instruction |
Resistance by definition is self-sabotage Steven Pressfield If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise. Robert Fritz Each of us, Steven Pressfield tells...
by Jim Knight | Nov 22, 2010 | Improving Instruction |
Look in your own heart. Unless I’m crazy, right now a still small voice is piping up, telling you as it has a thousand times, the calling that is yours and yours alone. You know it. No one else has to tell you. And unless I’m crazy, you’re no closer to taking...
by Jim Knight | Nov 21, 2010 | Improving Instruction |
My lower back has been bugging me for the last few months. At times, the pain is so intense that I can’t sleep. So, I went to a therapist, and he checked me out and told me exactly what to do. He gave me a list of stretches, and he told me, “do this, and you’ll be...
