academic discipline


  • Overlooked Skills for Success

    Overlooked Skills for Success

    Ask employers what skills are desired in graduates and you will not see academic competence at the top of the list. In schools we talk about creating life long learners and similar qualities but the major focus in the 7+ K-12 schools in which I have served is academics, or more appropriately grades as a…


  • Math Work is like a Maze

    Students in math often believe they should know exactly what to do to complete a problem. If not they think they cannot do the problem. Effective math students have learned how to tinker with a problem until they find a path. This is called academic discipline. I use a maze as an analogy. When we…