Why people say “Internal Drive”
In my mind the word “Drive” is always correlated with motion in a positive direction. Cars drive to places we want to go. In this […]
The Right Way to Motivate
“For those of you who get A’s on the next exam, I’ll throw you a pizza party.” “If you make your bed everyday this week, […]
Student Motivation: More than Candy and Good Grades
Let’s start off with a moment of self reflection. What motivates you? What drives you? Why do you go to work? Why do you have […]
Motivation: It comes from within, not from a report card
When dealing with anyone where you are seen as an authority figure can be difficult, especially if the people you are dealing with are teenagers. […]
The Path to Teaching: Going Into The Margins
What are our roles as the teacher in the classroom? To lecture them about the curriculum? Making sure that they’re seated in their rows, not […]
Margins – What They Are and Why You Should Go There
by Mason Schmidt Margins, outside of the classroom definition, are the places where two distinct places meet in nature. For example, where the woods or […]
Going Where No Teacher Has Gone Before… THE MARGINS!
Picture this: you’re floating in space, among the thousands of stars, galaxies, and nebulae. You pass by shooting star, and on that shooting star is […]
Teaching in the Margins: What Is It?
Think about the term “margin”. It’s the part of a written source where the text stops and the blank space of the page starts, right? […]
Teaching in the Margins: A “yes, and…” Philosophy
When you hear the term “the margins”, what do you think of? Most people probably think of the edges of a paper where you write […]
Outside of the Box and In the Margins
What is the best way to teach our students? Is it through hour long lectures, strict note taking and forcing them to sit and listen […]