“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein Beyond the Comfort of Routine: Why “If It Ain’t Broke” Holds Us Back Have you ever found yourself in the familiar comfort of routine, perhaps even murmuring, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”? It’s a tempting mantra, one that promises […]
“Put your own oxygen mask on first.” – Flight Attendants everywhere! The Unseen Drain on Our Reserves If you’ve spent more than a day in a K-12 classroom, a school office, or navigating the labyrinthine halls of educational administration, you know the feeling. It’s that unique blend of exhilaration and utter exhaustion, often within the
“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” — Often attributed to Marcus Aurelius (and close to the spirit of the Cynic philosopher Monimus) We live in a world where information is constant, but clarity is rare. You’ve likely heard the quote above cited as
If you would have told 16-year-old me—the one hunched over a keyboard typing 10 PRINT “HELLO” and 20 GOTO 10 in BASIC—that I’d eventually be presenting at the Ohio Educational Technology Conference (OETC), I probably would’ve asked if we had flying cars yet. (Actually, since OETC didn’t even exist back then, I probably would have
“And the young warrior asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?” His grandfather smiled and simply said, “The one you feed.” — Cherokee Story Have you ever felt an internal battle raging in your mind? That constant, exhausting tension between what you should and shouldn’t do; between right and wrong, good and evil? We’ve all been
“It is a mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” — Often attributed to Aristotle (and close to the spirit of his Nicomachean Ethics) Have you ever been in a discussion where the person you’re talking to completely refuses to engage with any idea that challenges their
