👉 Listen/Watch the full episode above. You need to hear the tone and emotion of this week’s message. The Sunday Epiphany This week started in the green room at church. I was talking to one of my bandmates on the worship team, and he confessed somethi...

I received a message this week from a student I taught four years ago. It reminded me that in "Manic May," we are planting seeds we might not see bloom for a long time. The Story of the Echo Yesterday, I received a message from a friend in Kansas tha...

Even the Godfather of digital tutoring admits AI can't make a kid care. Here is why the "Human Check" is the only thing that actually scales in "Manic May." “Manic May” is here. We are in the “Long Sprint”—that exhausted, emotionally spent stretch whe...

Why I trade my emotional energy for Vision Videos and use AI "proxies" to manage 150+ students Summary It is April, the “Long Sprint,” and I’m exhausted. Over the last few days, I have been pouring my heart into Vision Videos. These are individual, r...

Why "Analog Roots" and oral assessments are the only way to beat the AI easy button.  Summary I know it is not Monday morning, but sometimes a conversation is so timely and important that it demands a special midweek release. Today, I am joined by my...

I'm home sick with a raspy voice and a plan to let my graduating "Experts" warn next year's "Novices" why the AI shortcut is a dead end. The “GPS on Black Ice” Problem We’ve all seen it. On Day One in August, new students walk in looking for the “Eas...

 This is my 40th year in education, and I have seen it all. When I started teaching in 1986, there were no computers; I calculated grades by hand, learned from physical books, and looked things up in the card catalog. I have lived a deep and fulfillin...

Educators AI is redefining learning, but our students still need to cultivate deep thinking and real intellectual effort. This open letter calls educators to help students use AI as a tool for growth—not an easy shortcut. After reading, please share w...

What an exciting time to be young and on the cusp of adulthood. You have been born into a world full of opportunities and challenges. Over the past year and a half, I have been delving deeply into all things AI. I am both concerned and optimistic about...

I was at church yesterday, and a friend asked me if I was still teaching. I told him that in two weeks, I would be starting my 40th year. He looked at me and said, “When are you going to stop?” He then told me how he had taken early retirement from his...