There’s something most teachers don’t realize right away. All those little things you do every day to keep your classroom running smoothly are actually systems. The folders that are always in the right place, the routines your students just know without being told, and the way your day flows even when things get a little chaotic. None of that happens by accident. You built it. After more than 25 years in education, I started to see this more clearly. What felt normal to me wa

The summer of 2019, I joined a group of 25 campers on a hike into the woods to experience the low ropes course. The activity wasn’t about...