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Perhaps the biggest obstacle to change and innovation is not lack of ideas, resources, or time, but simply the fear of failure. Recognizing this, many leaders have asked me: how can we learn to accept ...

Avoidance, by itself, isn’t negative. It makes people think it isn’t a big deal. But imagine how many missed opportunities for growth or connection, in time, add up to a lost relationship or what may ...

Unlearning is essential to learning. Critical thinking, a growth mindset, and continuous learning are all steps to take to improve our understanding, knowledge, and wisdom. However, many of us ...

Across the country, educators continue to wrestle with big questions about math curricula. Two years ago, the California education board’s adoption of a long-gestating new math framework added more ...

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Fractions are the basis for most higher-level mathematics. Students need to master the numerical values in earlier grades to tackle topics like algebra later. There’s only one hitch: Fractions can ...

Some years ago, an advert caught my eye: “become a bus driver”. I felt tempted. I was in my second postdoctoral programme, juggling several projects, my first supervision duties and teaching — all on ...