Thoughtful, a small collection of links to inspire your thinking. V.14. It's national volunteer week. In honor of all the people who help our communities, a few stories about the power of stepping up to make an impactOne man plants a forest  (National Geographic, Short film showcase)  From Syria with Love (Modern Love, NY Times) Ci...

Thoughtful, a small collection of links to inspire your thinking. V. 13. It's math week here at HTM. Or at least, a math training has put my mind on math, and the process of learning it:Stop destroying mathematical genius (Stories of accomplished mathematicians, such as "Hermann Grassmann, one of the founding fathers of Linear Algebra, did not...

Thoughtful, a small collection of links to inspire your thinking. V.12. This week, I'm thinking about our graduates, and their next steps, and how important it is to continue supporting them (and others like them) as they move forward in their education. (With a nod of respect to our colleagues who make supporting these students their focus) F...

Thoughtful, a small collection of links to inspire your thinking. V.10. It's an unfortunate reality that many of the adults who end up in our HiSET classes, were kids with disabilities (especially learning disabilities) who struggled in school. And that school can be a real struggle when your brain works differently than most. And, it's also t...

Thoughtful, a small collection of links to inspire your thinking. V.9. We talk a lot about growth mindset -- believing that our abilities grow as a result of our actions -- but the tricky part for many of us is remembering that we do most of that growing through our mistakes.  Some encouragement, for ourselves and our students...A Simple Tool ...