Entries by Eric Jensen

What Do You Really Know About Learning?

Some time ago, I noticed that my colleagues would share theories and strategies that were a bit iffy. That got me thinking. What about myself? Maybe I’m not as up to date as I hoped. What is it that YOU believe to be true (yet is false)?

Quick & Lasting Fixes for a Better New Year

What if you could ‘update’ yourself for 2023 and reduce the typical post-holiday procrastination? Want to make it a “blessed” new year? You’re about to learn how to do it.

Your Fresh Choices for a Better New Year

There’s something in this post you may like a lot. What if you could get the energy, force, and velocity before you walk out the front door? It is possible, and I’ll share how I do that daily. This month we explore how to be more energetic and joyful over the holidays… and throughout the […]

Are You Afraid to Use This with Your Students?

I must admit my huge bias up front. I have been writing about, training, and pushing this type of learning for decades. I am biased that kids can learn, remember, think, and achieve much more in less time than we believe. Unfortunately, the “bar” has been set low for so long that some educators have […]

Social Clubs: The Clubs You’re in This Year Will Secretly Shape Your Brain

Educators, by and large, are social. Teaching is social, leading is social, and supporting others is social. Every role you play increases the likelihood of you being in a Club. You may not label the Club you’re in but trust me, you are in at least one Club. And the Clubs you’re in are changing your […]

Workplace Readiness: Fill These 4 Buckets

It’s no secret – being an educator is HARD work. For some, it may be physically exhausting, emotionally draining, and socially lonely. But it doesn’t have to be that way. The work you are doing every day is too meaningful for it to be dragging you down. This newsletter is for YOU – keep taking […]

Are You Getting Healthier or Sicker this Summer?

Do you take any supplements? If so, it’s possible others have told you that supplements are a waste of money. But are they? What evidence does either side have? You’ll find out in just a moment.

Intellectual and Social Humility

How do you respond when you hear another staff member from school apologize? We have all had the experience of sensing when we were wrong about something. Maybe it’s our conscience speaking; but often we just let it go. Time heals all wounds. Others will figure it out. Right? But what if we are wrong twice? Wrong to hide […]

Is it Ethical to Use this Teaching Tool?

Over the years, I have uncovered dozens (may even hundreds) of effective teaching strategies. But does this one cross your ethical boundaries? It’s highly effective, free, and, yes, fully legal. In fact, you may already be using it without knowing it. But what if it is so controversial that you’d never admit using it to […]