Jerry Seinfeld on why chasing your "passion" is embarrassing, and what to do instead: Seinfeld pushes back against the popular advice to find your one great passion in life. In his view, it's not just unnecessary, it's a little ridiculous. "Let go of this idea that you have to find this one great thing that is my passion. My great passion with your shirt torn open and your heaving pec muscles. It's embarrassing." Instead of chasing something dramatic, he offers a quieter alternative: "Find fascination. Fascination is way better than passion. It's not so sweaty." He explains why the heavy-breathing version of passion is actually counterproductive: "Just be willing to do your work as hard as you can with the ability you have. We don't need the heavy breathing and the outstretched arm from your passion. It makes co-workers uncomfortable in the cubicle next to you." Then Seinfeld offers what he calls his three real keys to life, no jokes: "Number one, bust your ass. Number two, pay attention. Number three, fall in love." @JerrySeinfeld elaborates on the first one: "You obviously already know whatever you're doing, I don't care if it's your job, your hobby, a relationship, getting a reservation at M Sushi, make an effort. Just pure stupid… effort." And here's the part worth sitting with: "Effort always yields a positive value even if the outcome of the effort is absolute failure of the desired result. This is a rule of life. Just swing the bat and pray is not a bad approach to a lot of things."

In the long run, you win with good people. You win with people of character. You win with people who share your vision, values, and standards. You win with people who have your back. Recruit these people Reward these people. Retain these people. #CultureWins

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When you attend an education #conference, how do you process the newly acquired information? We've developed a tool kit to support individuals & teams in organizing & making sense of everything learned at a conference. View it here: learningforward.org/journal/… #LearnFwd23

Simply reinforcing and punishing behaviors doesn’t teach emotional regulation. Look for this article in the upcoming @ELmagazine for the one tip (with sentence frames) I wish I’d had early on as a #teacher—and as a #parent—to deescalate intense emotions. #LeasInclusion #udl #SEL

The research is in: Greeting students at the door sets a positive tone and can increase engagement and reduce disruptive behavior. Read more here: edut.to/3QeDm7L

Remember this before heading into the new school year. ❤️

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Leaders!! The success of a building starts with a group of adults who are willing to take care of each other. NEVER GIVE UP THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING GREAT ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL. #1minwalk2work #LeadFromWhereYouAre #CraftingTheCulture #HackingLeadership

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Find Your Marigold: The One Essential Rule for New Teachers cultofpedagogy.com/marigolds… via @cultofpedagogy

Guiding #student reflection on their own learning progress, builds important metacognitive skills for life. Conferences support that end (Black & Wiliam, 1998). Here is a conference planning organizer that targets #metacognition. #LeadInclusion #EdChat #education #TeacherTwitter

Lately, I'm left scratching my head at the way key concepts about reading instruction are explained and defined. So, I made a glossary and provided links to hopefully clear up confusion. I hope it's helpful! jenniferserravallo.com/blog/…

🌎The more we use UDL, the fewer accommodations we need later! #WinWin #LeadInclusion #SpecialEducation #EdChat #UDL #Inclusion