Ikigai for Teachers
Why are so many excellent teachers exhausted, disconnected, quietly counting down to June?
Teaching Has Always Had Hard Days. This Is What Gets You Through Them.
The hard days aren't the problem. Losing track of why they're worth it is. Here's what Ikigai says about staying connected to your purpose when the job is grinding you down.
Compassion Is Not Soft — It's the Health Practice You've Been Ignoring
The science of compassion isn't soft — it's some of the most practical research available for burned-out teachers. Here's what the data actually says, and one thing to try today.
Rebuilding Classroom Community When the Year Has Gotten Away From You
Make classroom community building a year-round practice.
The Attention
What You Feed Grows
Help Send a Kid to Camp Jorn — and Double Your Impact
Kids need unplugged outdoor experiences more than ever. Here's how you can help send one to YMCA Camp Jorn — and double your impact while you're at it.
The Teacher's Guide to Building an AI Assistant: Claude vs. ChatGPT vs. Gemini
Claude Projects, ChatGPT Custom GPTs, Gemini Gems — all three let you build a persistent AI teaching assistant. Here's how to pick the right one and actually set it up.
Stop Starting Over: How to Build a Permanent AI Teaching Assistant with Gemini
Learn how to use Google Gemini's Gems feature to build a persistent AI teaching assistant that already knows your classroom — no re-explaining yourself every time.
Stop Starting Over: How to Build a Permanent AI Teaching Assistant with ChatGPT
Learn how to use ChatGPT's Custom GPT feature to build a persistent AI teaching assistant that already knows your classroom — no re-explaining yourself every time.
Stop Starting Over: How to Build a Permanent AI Teaching Assistant with Claude
Learn how to use Claude's Projects feature to build a persistent AI teaching assistant that already knows your classroom — no re-explaining yourself every time.
The March Energy Audit: Where Your Teaching Energy Actually Goes
Not every task deserves equal energy. Some deserve more. Some deserve less. Almost none of them deserve the amount you're currently giving them at 9 pm on a Sunday.
The Provocation
Your Mind Is Complicit