Last year I was presenting a workshop for parents in my hometown and was surprised to see a particular father in the audience. His kids were clearly successful, always earning well-deserved academic ...

When the new school year starts it’s a busy time. Families are finding backpacks and bus passes and digging out lunch boxes. We help our students get ready for their first day the best we can, often ...

In the last 30 years, a series of innovative findings in neuroscience, metacognition, and learning have inexorably changed how we think about educating students. The notions that learning is ...

Goal setting is one of many psychological strategies that can help athletes achieve peak performances. The process of setting goals not only influences athletes’ performances, but it’s linked to ...

Set goals that are "SMART"--specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timely. A specific goal would be "We want to bring in $100,000 extra dollars this year," rather than the less specific, "I ...

Teach my students about performance character. Setting high expectations and doing everything in your power to meet them. Create classroom policies that promote performance character. Permit revisions ...

It’s that time of year again, when we are reminded of how our primitive forebears felt frost in the air, looked anxiously at the diminished sun and the shortening days, and thought, “It’s time for my ...