“So for my electives I’m taking Leadership Class and CS Lewis literature… I know they’re harder classes for an elective, but why not? They help me grow!” I was blown away by this students assessment of his schedule when we talked last spring, his choice to choose challenging classes for the sake of growth over the ‘easy fun’ options. This fall, I was faced with … Continue reading Leadership Training

If you’ve read many of my other posts, you’ve read about two senior guys who’ve wiggled their way into my heart, mostly by asking me to make them cookies and by coming to my classroom last year to complain about chemistry. This story isn’t about them… it’s about their friend. This friend, I never had in class, he took chemistry at a different school, and … Continue reading 10:1