After my previous post, I got kind of intrigued with the idea of a Desert Island Drill. I think it’s important as a coach or teacher to invest heavily in your best exercises and to leverage the benefit of re-using and adapting things your students have learned to do efficiently. The only problem was that the…
Remember back in the 80s or 90s when it was standard practice to know your three “desert island discs,” the (vinyl) albums you’d take with you if you were going to be stuck on a desert island for a long time? The idea was to ID the music that was not only best but most…
I’m in the Palmetto state today… talking with medical faculty at the Greenville Hospital System in Greenville South Carolina. Last night I chatted with J. Michael Fuller, the Vice Chairman for Faculty Development and Education in the Department of Medicine here and found myself pretty impressed by the things Dr. Fuller does with his teachers. Not…
Betcha didn’t think you’d see a post about the Art here. But actually, I love art and think it’s hugely important for students not only to “get” it in schools but to get high quality art instruction. (I think people assume our schools don’t believe in things like art but I’d actually argue they get MORE…
Working on a fascinating article this week. I’m watching some of the best youth soccer coaches in the country and “Teach Like a Champion”-ing them. That is, trying to describe what they do that makes them so exceptional so that others may copy. A few weeks ago I watched an amazing practice run by Tony…