A Script for Firing People. I’m embarrassed to have this script because it’s an admission that I’ve fired people. I wish I’d never fired anyone, that I was the perfect judge of ability and that I was a dream to work with. But I’m not. I sat on a draft of this post for six […]

The Iowa Teaching and Certification Resource Like all US states, Iowa requires teachers to hold a bachelor’s degree and complete an approved teacher education program at an accredited institution. Additionally, applicants are required to take the Praxis Subject Assessments to evaluate knowledge in the subject(s) to be taught. There are three types of Iowa teacher […]

The Art of Decision-Making When making a decision, we form opinions and choose actions via mental processes which are influenced by biases, reason, emotions, and memories. The simple act of deciding supports the notion that we have free will. We weigh the benefits and costs of our choice, and then we cope with the consequences. […]

When you brainstorm, you think deeply about the topic you’ll be covering in your writing and let your mind follow any and every lead it comes across. If you’ve been assigned to write within a fairly broad area, this is the point where you narrow your topic down to a specific thesis statement. The Writing […]

SDG 4: Quality Education In fact, the goal of achieving a quality education for all is not only a catalyst for improving gender equality, it is also a gateway to many other UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the words of UNESCO, “Every goal in the 2030 Agenda requires education to empower people with the […]