It’s Sunday, so I wax a bit spiritually today. It’s okay. I’m a rather strong Christian finding peace and strength in our beliefs. This post may not resonate with you and that’s okay. Take it in and let yourself wonder. For most of my life, I’ve seen spirituality as one part of […]
More Than a Thread — Letting Spirituality Become the Lens Read More »
In 1999, psychologists Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris conducted a study that’s now legendary in psychology circles—and in every intro psych class I’ve ever taught. In the experiment, participants watch a short video and are asked to count how many times a basketball is passed between players wearing white. Most people focus in, count
What Are We Missing? Lessons from the Invisible Gorilla Read More »
There’s something about water that resets the soul. I recently spent a day in Lewes, Delaware, riding a pontoon boat with friends and family—including five lively children! You’d think it might have been chaotic, but somehow it wasn’t. The rhythm of the waves, the sun glinting off the water, and the laughter drifting across the
On the Water: A Day in Lewes and the Gift of Renewal Read More »
There’s a particular kind of learning that can’t be found in a book or lecture—it happens somewhere between airports and unfamiliar sidewalks, between new languages and different rhythms of daily life. It’s the kind of learning that sneaks up on you, shifts your assumptions, and leaves you seeing everything—including yourself—with new eyes. I recently
Traveling Light: How Movement Changes the Mind Read More »
As this is a season of graduations, retirements, and the closing of another academic year, I’ve been thinking about how these milestones shift our perspective on life. There’s something poetic about the way these transitions land in the middle of spring. The school year wraps up just as the trees are in bloom, gardens
Endings, Growth, and the Seasons of Perspective Read More »
There’s a verse I’ve returned to often in times of change—when life feels uncertain, when the way forward is unclear, and when I’ve felt the weight of responsibility pressing heavily on my shoulders: “Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.”— 2 Chronicles 20:15
The Battle Is Not Yours: On Letting Go and Trusting the Next Chapter Read More »
When I first stepped into the classroom, I was full of energy, armed with lesson plans and an idealistic sense of control. I had a strong grasp of my subject matter and a clear sense of how things should go. Back then, I thought of teaching as primarily delivering content—and managing behavior. With time, and
Teaching through the Decades: How Aging has Impacted my Teaching Read More »
There’s a quiet clarity that arrives with aging, though it doesn’t always announce itself with trumpets. Sometimes it creeps in softly, during a walk in the early morning light, or in the stillness of a classroom after students have gone. Other times it’s wrapped in loss—of people, roles, or abilities—but within those endings, something profound
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