Perspective Shift

Shifting Perspectives to Transform Education and Life

A Blog from my perspective of years in education, and in life.

When we change our perspective, we change our world.

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Teacher gardening in soil with message about teaching being sustained by reciprocity, attention, trust, and meaning.
What Teachers Need to Receive
The other night Kelli and I had the chance to attend the Mount Pleasant High School production of Mamma...
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March light in a classroom.
What Reawakens in March
The Difference Between Burnout and Being Worn There’s a particular kind of light that arrives in March.   It...
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Quiet school parking lot in late afternoon with a few cars remaining, symbolizing teachers working beyond the school day.
When the Extra Mile Became the Starting Line
Series: This post is part of Policy in the Classroom. See the full series → Not long ago I happened...
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Swim coach standing on pool deck as athletes pack their bags after a meet.Swim coach standing on pool deck as athletes pack their bags after a meet.
Between Care and Overreach
The air on the pool deck at states always feels different. Thicker somehow.   Chlorine and adrenaline...
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When the Year Feels Long
I’m retiring again.   Kelli and I have been coaching swimming and diving since 1987. That’s a long time...
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Why I Wrote The Inner Classroom
There are books you write because you have something to say.   And there are books you write because...
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Planning time is not a margin. It’s the engine.
What Policy Doesn’t Understand About Teacher Time
Series: This post is part of Policy in the Classroom. See the full series → There’s a particular...
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Community is part of how we survive February
A Valentine’s Message for Teachers
A few nights ago, I found myself at a retirement party for a teacher friend. The room was loud in that...
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What It Means to Keep Showing Up in February
The other night, Kelli and I took a drive with no real destination in mind, the kind you take when the...
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