You could use other terminology. I first used what we called “Individualized Instruction” with my fourth grade students in Barrington,...

This week we will continue making a concise review of each of the levels in The Taxonomy of Competition . This week will unpack Level 2....

This week we will be making a concise review of each of the levels in The Taxonomy of Competition . The Levels of Competition are based...

Commentary on Notes Levels of Competition: Competition, the quality that includes Winning and Losing, exists in many forms and levels...

“Every child is ready to learn something – it’s our job as teachers, coaches, and parents to determine what that child is ready to...

I have a concern when I see spectators cheering when opponents commit errors, fail to play well, or even suffer an injury. Instead of...

Mentor The word “mentor” comes from Greek mythology. Mentor was the name of the wise and trusted counselor of Odysseus. When Odysseus...

This week and next week we will enjoy watching the 2023-2024 Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament. Oh, Yes there’s also a Men’s NCAA...

The Learnable Moment is a great opportunity in the life of a “teacher” of any kind. In schools we call it “The Teachable Moment”. In...

Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly -- at first. Let’s think about this. Isn’t this the way the world works? We all make mistakes...

I'm back in my good old days teaching and enjoying teaching my sixth graders. I have just passed the arithmetic test they took on adding...

When I conduct seminars on Motivation and Goal Setting, I begin by telling the participants to relax, close their eyes, and do some deep...

If you are taking a classroom or standardized achievement- type test such as the GRE (Graduate  Records Examination), leave your creative...

In a book Dr. Pierro wrote on Achievement Testing, he insisted that the conditions in which his children were taking the achievement test...

While being interviewed for a position at a new college, I let it slip that I had coached junior high school basketball and softball. One...

When I get out to the driving range, I go through all of my clubs starting with the wedges and finishing with the driver. I hit each club...

The teams that we coach are located in many different physical environments; clubs, schools, cities, neighborhoods; each having different...

Definition Player-centered Coaching means exactly what it says – we are putting our Players into the proper focus – they are the center...

Mr. Reed has just given his 18 junior-high school math students their homework assignment of 20 examples of subtraction of mixed...

Introduction Last week we shared Flanders’ Interaction Analysis with you in a teacher/classroom setting. This week we will explore the...