42 Years Later: Why I’m Terrified to Teach Next Year
The 42-Year Calculus Challenge I just walked out of my end-of-year evaluation with my assistant principal, and I was handed my assignment for next fall: AP Physics with Calculus. I am one part excited...
It’s Sucking My Soul”: Why I Choose Teaching Over Corporate Success | Episode 74
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The Sunday Epiphany
This week started in the green room at church. I was talking to one of my ban...
The Echo of Impact: Why Teaching is a Delayed Harvest Profession | Episode 73
I received a message this week from a student I taught four years ago. It reminded me that in "Manic May," we are planting seeds we might not see bloom for a long time.
The Story of the Echo
Yesterd...
Sal Khan’s Treadmill Problem: Why AI Tutors are "Non-Events" Without You | Episode 72
Even the Godfather of digital tutoring admits AI can't make a kid care. Here is why the "Human Check" is the only thing that actually scales in "Manic May."
“Manic May” is here. We are in the “Long S...
The Exhaustion of Excellence: How to Scale the "Human Check" |Episode 71
Why I trade my emotional energy for Vision Videos and use AI "proxies" to manage 150+ students
Summary
It is April, the “Long Sprint,” and I’m exhausted. Over the last few days, I have been pouring ...
The April Burnout: Why I’m Not Pushing the "Coast Button" | Episode 70
Why the last 10% of the year defines the version of you your students will remember.
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If you were to look at me right now, you’d see one tired teacher. You’d see the mid-April exhaustion. And if yo...
[Special Edition] Tom Daccord: The "Mastery Viva" and the Future of AI Integrity | Episode 69
Why "Analog Roots" and oral assessments are the only way to beat the AI easy button.Â
Summary
I know it is not Monday morning, but sometimes a conversation is so timely and important that it demands...
"I See You": Spending the Relational Cachet You’ve Banked All Year #68
The Most Important Video Your Students Will Watch This Year (And You Didn't Record It) | Episode 67
I'm home sick with a raspy voice and a plan to let my graduating "Experts" warn next year's "Novices" why the AI shortcut is a dead end.
The “GPS on Black Ice” Problem
We’ve all seen it. On Day One ...
40 Years, 26 Lessons: How to Outsmart the Machines and Own Your Future in 2026
 This is my 40th year in education, and I have seen it all. When I started teaching in 1986, there were no computers; I calculated grades by hand, learned from physical books, and looked things up in ...
