Articles by: Chris Wondra

It’s true.  The class of 2012 has the dubious distinction of having the lowest average SAT scores in forty years.  An anomaly?  No. Last year’s […]

It’s been about eight weeks now since school has started—long enough for teachers to begin to get a handle on what students know and are […]

Loyal readers will remember my last post, in which I shared the marshmallow story.  The key takeaway: self-control is a big deal.  For those who […]

A couple weeks ago, my youngest daughter noticed that one of the pumpkins in our patch had broken free of the vine.  It looked ripe, […]

In 2009, I received a Master of Education in an area called “Teaching and Learning.”  It’s is a fascinating and growing field as more and […]

“Habits are where our lives and careers and bodies are made.” –Seth Godin In his book, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We […]

“All our life, so far as it has form, is a mass of habits.”— William James, 1892. If you ever walk into my house you […]

The class was focused.  But for the tip-tap of fingers flying across keyboards, the computer lab was quiet. Their assignment had been to research their […]

Once, there was a loving mother who wanted nothing but the best for her young daughter.  She did everything she could and spared no expense.  […]

“A teacher affects eternity; no one can tell where his influence stops.” –Henry Adams I’ve noticed that if I make a conscious effort to inject energy […]