PendulumswingThe Product Doesn’t Need to SuckThe other academic leader giggled at his phone, glanced up at me, then back down at the screen. He guffawed again, then looked at me out of…Jul 25, 2022Jul 25, 2022
PendulumswingExpert Leaders: At least tryThe presentation wasn’t making any sense. Jeff had been standing at the whiteboard, pacing with a purple marker in hand, as he attempted to…Jul 12, 2022Jul 12, 2022
PendulumswingAvoid The Noise: Making Summer Professional Development MatterWe’re sitting in a circle (radius: about 25 feet), all with our laptops open, furiously typing into one of eight spreadsheets on our…Jul 6, 2022Jul 6, 2022
PendulumswingStudent Walkouts: The Wrong ObsessionThe student walkout — a protest action common since the late 1960s — has become the ubiquitous symbol that a national issue has reached a…May 31, 2022May 31, 2022
PendulumswingRewarding Teacher EffortSo much of the conversation in the education sphere focuses on “how hard” everyone is working. Indeed, while teachers fall short of the…May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
PendulumswingObsession MattersWe can attribute the apparent approaching collapse of the American education system to a simple premise-you achieve what you obsess over…May 22, 2022May 22, 2022
PendulumswingDon’t Let Teachers Abdicate ResponsibilityLearning loss from the pandemic, rising rates of poor teen mental health, high-stakes testing, parent protests, falling public school…May 20, 2022May 20, 2022
PendulumswingSecret Weapon3 Questions for school leaders to confront bad ideasMay 17, 2022May 17, 2022
PendulumswingThe worst advice I’ve ever readThe darkness of education Twitter knows no bounds-from banners with the Soviet flag to openly undemocratic beliefs to statements regarding…May 13, 2022May 13, 2022
PendulumswingHelplessness: When a teacher won’t do what they ask of leadershipI drank my fourth bitter school Keurig coffee, listening as the teacher voiced her concerns. The rant was a barely coherent list of mildly…May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
