We tend to think greatness comes from grinding: 10,000 hours, endless reps, pushing kids to practice. But the real story is more interesting. The best aren’t just pushed from the outside. They’re pulled from within. Psychologists call this the rage to master. Greatness

Tired of teaching the same classic essays? This curated list of 15+ essays offers fresh, diverse, and student-friendly texts that go beyond the canon—perfect for examples of personal narrative, argument, analysis, and college application essays. ✨

Expectations matter. In any hard pursuit what you expect shapes how your brain and body respond. Expect ease, and the first bump feels like failure. Expect catastrophe, and you’ll hold back before you even begin. Expect difficulty—and your capacity to meet it—and you unlock

If you are a teacher who reports your student or their parent/guardian to ICE, you are a terrible human being and have no business being an educator. cdt.org/wp-content/upl…

💥Writers, are you ready to BRING IT to our Short Story Competition? 💸$100 cash prize for the Winner. Runner-Up and Best Peer Review will each receive $50. #ShortStory #YoungWriter #WritersOfInstagram #Storytelling #FlashFiction #AmWriting#WritingCompetition

Just heard such an insightful discussion of I Cheerfully Refuse by Karen Rowe and Audra Bolhuis Big Read Lakeshore

The Next Chapter - out now on YouTube youtu.be/LuPVzH3HN8I

"Don't bring me problems, bring me solutions" doesn't eliminate problems. It stops people from raising the hardest problems. Leaders need to hear what's broken even if the fix is unclear. A better option: “Bring me problems, as long as you’re willing to be part of the solution"

Shout out to Professor Caitlin Horrocks, whose 100 word essay appeared recently in Five Minute Lit. Congratulations, Caitlin! #gvsu #gvsuwriting #cnf #100words #gocaitlingo fiveminutelit.com/five-minutes/t…

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Every year, my school has 12 seniors get locked in the school for a week Survivor-style. They raise funds for our school-run charity. instead of getting voted off, the lowest fundraisers have to leave. This year they raised $41,673! #GoWO

A PSA: You will see a lot of people complaining about the end of a show they loved. It’s usually because they’re sad it’s ending (even if they can’t see it)

It's what John L. Parker tried to tell us 50 years ago in a novel based on Olympic champion Frank Shorter. “What was the secret, they wanted to know; in a thousand different ways they wanted to know The Secret. And not one of them was prepared, truly prepared to believe that

Ever wondered how to create a progressive training program that actually works? I went deep on a masterclass on periodization. Walking you through every workout with examples. This is the good stuff. Watch on YouTube @ SteveMagness Link below.

If you have to use AI to write an email, at least proofread it before sending it out

I wrote a very short story