Gray Area & Systems
In order to make change, we must live in the gray areas. Sometimes this isn't comfortable, but it is necessary and a good indicator.

In order to make change, we must live in the gray areas. Sometimes this isn't comfortable, but it is necessary and a good indicator.
A reconsideration of an all too often misused term.
Neil Young has always reminded me... It isn't enough, we aren't doing enough, we have to do more.
I recently read an article by Stephanie Land and it helped me have insight into my own journey, and maybe others as well.
This podcast reflects on a couple of old stories that remind me of the need for urgency in our battle against poverty.
I do not like financial literacy as a solution to poverty. A new friend helped me understand why even deeper.
Who do you choose to be important to?
Why do we ask people to do things before they have the tools to do those things? All to often it is in the name of BGUTI...
A reflection on how we need to learn from the past year.
As we grow as equity-minded practitioners, we need to think about how we create a sense of belonging for the people we serve. How do we move beyond just being welcoming?
My friends at Amarillo reminded me that you love your students to success.
A story about moving from caring to doing
I learned a lot from my mom. Take a listen and you can learn too
A podcast about repeat chances and the payoff they can bring
A small action can lead to deep change
Looking back at a transformational conference
A discussion of trying to change an administrator's default
If you want to change things, resistance is inevitable. How to keep from doing new things the old way.
My version of deep philosophy as interpreted by Bono...
What does it mean to be "ready?"
A podcast on managing resistance and developing a bias for action
A look at the choice about the point of view we choose about education
Thoughts on staying close to the truth of the people we serve.
A look at a simple remedy that taught us so much.
A reflection on the power of trust
A podcast abotu startng from what people can do and what they have.
A podcast looking at the power of connection
How you grow up changes who you are.
Policy has consequences, intended and otherwise
Policy matters, and in ways we don't always think of...