3-2-1: On ignorance vs. genius, the history of every day, and the process of becoming yourself
“To simplify before you understand the details is ignorance.
To simplify after you understand the details is genius.”
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“Success is often found by practicing the fundamentals everyone knows they should be doing, but find too boring or basic to practice routinely.”
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“Work is endless. Exercise is endless. Parenting is endless. Same with marriage, writing, investing, creating, and more. You get to choose the parts of your life, but many of the important things in life cannot be “finished.”
Do not approach an endless game with a finite mindset. The objective is not to be done, but to settle into a daily lifestyle you can sustain and that allows you to make daily progress on the areas that matter.
Embrace the fact that life is continual and look for ways to enjoy the daily practice.”
Are Students Prepared for College-Level Math? A Senator Wants to Know
Are high school students getting the preparation they need for college math? The question, long a focus of study in K-12 math education and policy, is now the subject of a Senate inquiry.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, sent letters to nearly three dozen selective colleges and universities on Friday, requesting information about the math abilities of their incoming first-year students.
The move follows the release of a November report from the University of California, San Diego, which found a steep increase over the past five years in the number of freshmen at the institution requiring remedial math
‘If you’re not growing, your district isn’t either’
A district’s success relies on its leader’s ability to embrace self-growth—because there is always room for growth, argues District Administration’s 2026 Superintendent of the Year.
That includes attending conferences like The Future of Education Technology Conference, says Dr. Jeff Horton, superintendent of Minnesota’s Southwest Metro Intermediate School District 288. The self-described “10-point extrovert” sees conferences like these as essential hubs for professional growth.
“It’s so easy to meet and find people here,” he says. “It’s really exciting. You sit down at a table, and people start talking to you. They want to hear your story and the things that you’re working on.”
The Leadership Lie Nobody Talks About: Being Liked vs. Being Respected (And Why You Need Both)
I’d rather be respected than liked.”
How many times have you heard that? How many leadership books preach this gospel? It sounds tough. Principled. Like something a real leader would say.
It’s also terrible advice.
I learned this lesson the hard way during my banking years. I was leading a team through our third merger in five years. Morale was in the basement. I convinced myself that being the “tough but fair” leader was what the situation required. I made the hard calls. I held people accountable. I didn’t sugarcoat the challenges we faced.
Low test scores on one campus can trigger a state takeover in Texas, affecting Black, Hispanic and low-income students most
The Texas Education Agency last year launched plans to take over four school districts due to low academic performance, confiscating decision-making power from elected leaders based on state-issued F grades at six campuses.
All six trigger schools share notable similarities.
Between 80% and 97% of their students live in low-income households, far above the state average of 60%.
Black and Hispanic children make up the dominant majority of the student populations, from 88% at Marilyn Miller Language Academy near Lake Worth to almost every child at Fehl-Price Elementary School in Beaumont.
Most Texas Districts Said No to Bible Lessons. The State Could Require Them Anyway
When Texas approved a new reading curriculum that features Bible stories in 2024, education Commissioner Mike Morath told districts they could adopt it, reject it or even adapt it to their own local needs.
But a proposed statewide reading list, which relies on some of the same biblical lessons, would not be optional.
The selections, part of a longer list that also features scripture passages for middle and high school students, include Jesus’ parable of the Prodigal Son for first graders and a third grade text on the Apostle Paul’s conversion to Christianity. Those are among the stories that the agency published from the Bluebonnet reading curriculum, a spokesman said.
The proposed reading list, which includes classics from Shakespeare and Poe and the writings of historical figures, is scheduled for a preliminary vote by the Texas State Board of Education Wednesday.