How many professional football teams have achieved a perfect season (no losses)? One. The 1972 Miami Dolphins. And even that had an asterisk: they lost 3 preseason games. Dozens of college teams have achieved perfect seasons. Dozens. I’m sure there are lots of sport-specific reasons […]
Tag: exams
Is this going to be on the exam?
When a student asks me, “is this going to be on the test?” I feel a twinge of sadness. Sadness that we’ve put students in a place where they have to be so worried about grades. Sadness that students who ask this question are missing […]
Coming Soon: The Intentional Academy. Reimagined.
The number one request I get from my students is to show more examples in class. I get caught up in talking about theories – because they make sense to me. The reason they make sense? I’ve seen countless examples and then applied the concepts […]
Midterm Rehab – Sustained Focus Makes Life Easier
The thing about being behind is that you can’t catch up by doing more of what you’ve been doing. You’re behind because the current strategy isn’t working. Yet we often tell ourselves that we’ll “sit down for a big workday this weekend and get caught […]
Crunch Time
Well, we’re here. This week marks the middle of the Fall 2017 semester. How are things going? My guess is that you’ve had a few homework assignments, a few quizzes. Between last week, this week, and next week you’ll have an exam in all of […]
Brainstorming an Intentional Learner’s Manifesto
I am an Intentional Learner. I see a gap between what I learn in school and what I need to succeed. I don’t wait for the system to fix itself, I leverage its strengths and overcome its weaknesses. I believe that my life is my […]
Don’t fear fear
Fear is used, often unintentionally, to motivate and control people far too often. Do you study because you love to learn and can’t wait to add something new to your world, or do you study because you’re afraid of failing an exam? Do you go […]
