Olivia Wahl
@olivia-wahl.bsky.social
My expertise is in PreK-12 leadership, coaching, and culturally responsive practices. I partner with administrators, coaches, and teachers to align research and beliefs with daily practices, using data-driven decision-making to ensure all students thrive.
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E15 BONUS: What Happens When You Break Teaching Traditions?
After talking with @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social about "Step Aside," I can't stop thinking about "phantom policies"—the teaching traditions we follow just because we've always done them.
#schoolutionspodcast S5E15 BONUS: What Happens When You Break Teaching Traditions?
After talking with @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social about "Step Aside," I can't stop thinking about "phantom policies"—the teaching traditions we follow just because we've always done them.
December 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E15 BONUS: What Happens When You Break Teaching Traditions?
After talking with @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social about "Step Aside," I can't stop thinking about "phantom policies"—the teaching traditions we follow just because we've always done them.
#schoolutionspodcast S5E15 BONUS: What Happens When You Break Teaching Traditions?
After talking with @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social about "Step Aside," I can't stop thinking about "phantom policies"—the teaching traditions we follow just because we've always done them.
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Three moments this week reminded me why teachers need to DO the work we're asking students to do. 🎯
Let me share what made thinking visible…
Three moments this week reminded me why teachers need to DO the work we're asking students to do. 🎯
Let me share what made thinking visible…
December 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Three moments this week reminded me why teachers need to DO the work we're asking students to do. 🎯
Let me share what made thinking visible…
Three moments this week reminded me why teachers need to DO the work we're asking students to do. 🎯
Let me share what made thinking visible…
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This insight from s
@sarahmzerwin.bsky.social flips the script.
Her driving course metaphor: you don't toss kids the keys—you strategically position yourself to support their navigation.
@stenhousepub.bsky.social
This insight from s
@sarahmzerwin.bsky.social flips the script.
Her driving course metaphor: you don't toss kids the keys—you strategically position yourself to support their navigation.
@stenhousepub.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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This insight from s
@sarahmzerwin.bsky.social flips the script.
Her driving course metaphor: you don't toss kids the keys—you strategically position yourself to support their navigation.
@stenhousepub.bsky.social
This insight from s
@sarahmzerwin.bsky.social flips the script.
Her driving course metaphor: you don't toss kids the keys—you strategically position yourself to support their navigation.
@stenhousepub.bsky.social
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The Truth About Student-Driven Learning
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The Truth About Student-Driven Learning
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December 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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The Truth About Student-Driven Learning
🎧🎙 Listen to the Full Episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1890886/epis...
📺🎙Watch the Full Episode: youtu.be/bsiNQiIn5DQ
The Truth About Student-Driven Learning
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📺🎙Watch the Full Episode: youtu.be/bsiNQiIn5DQ
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"Craft a path toward that third thing—the beautiful content—that students can drive and explore on their own."
Sarah Zerwin on Parker Palmer's wisdom: student-driven learning means knowing your content BETTER, not less.
"Craft a path toward that third thing—the beautiful content—that students can drive and explore on their own."
Sarah Zerwin on Parker Palmer's wisdom: student-driven learning means knowing your content BETTER, not less.
December 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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"Craft a path toward that third thing—the beautiful content—that students can drive and explore on their own."
Sarah Zerwin on Parker Palmer's wisdom: student-driven learning means knowing your content BETTER, not less.
"Craft a path toward that third thing—the beautiful content—that students can drive and explore on their own."
Sarah Zerwin on Parker Palmer's wisdom: student-driven learning means knowing your content BETTER, not less.
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E15 Launching Students into High-Level Work They Care About with @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E15 Launching Students into High-Level Work They Care About with @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social
📣 New Podcast Episode Alert!
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December 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E15 Launching Students into High-Level Work They Care About with @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social
📣 New Podcast Episode Alert!
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E15 Launching Students into High-Level Work They Care About with @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social
📣 New Podcast Episode Alert!
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E14 BONUS: One Skill Art Teachers Say Matters More Than Technique
In my latest bonus episode, I unpack why this simple approach could transform any classroom—art, math, or anything in between.
#schoolutionspodcast S5E14 BONUS: One Skill Art Teachers Say Matters More Than Technique
In my latest bonus episode, I unpack why this simple approach could transform any classroom—art, math, or anything in between.
December 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E14 BONUS: One Skill Art Teachers Say Matters More Than Technique
In my latest bonus episode, I unpack why this simple approach could transform any classroom—art, math, or anything in between.
#schoolutionspodcast S5E14 BONUS: One Skill Art Teachers Say Matters More Than Technique
In my latest bonus episode, I unpack why this simple approach could transform any classroom—art, math, or anything in between.
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Two teachers nearing 30 YEARS in education who still show up excited about their content and their kids every single day.
One sees teaching as solving puzzles - conveying history's story while being responsive to each group.
Two teachers nearing 30 YEARS in education who still show up excited about their content and their kids every single day.
One sees teaching as solving puzzles - conveying history's story while being responsive to each group.
December 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Two teachers nearing 30 YEARS in education who still show up excited about their content and their kids every single day.
One sees teaching as solving puzzles - conveying history's story while being responsive to each group.
Two teachers nearing 30 YEARS in education who still show up excited about their content and their kids every single day.
One sees teaching as solving puzzles - conveying history's story while being responsive to each group.
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Kate Driscoll, an art educator, on why she prioritizes Australian contemporary artists over historical "masters":
When students study living, local artists instead of distant historical figures, art transforms from something untouchable to something possible.
Kate Driscoll, an art educator, on why she prioritizes Australian contemporary artists over historical "masters":
When students study living, local artists instead of distant historical figures, art transforms from something untouchable to something possible.
December 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Kate Driscoll, an art educator, on why she prioritizes Australian contemporary artists over historical "masters":
When students study living, local artists instead of distant historical figures, art transforms from something untouchable to something possible.
Kate Driscoll, an art educator, on why she prioritizes Australian contemporary artists over historical "masters":
When students study living, local artists instead of distant historical figures, art transforms from something untouchable to something possible.
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Why Local Art Matters for Kids!
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Why Local Art Matters for Kids!
🎧🎙 Listen to the Full Episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1890886/epis...
📺🎙Watch the Full Episode: youtu.be/wWpZsQCFHvI
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Why Local Art Matters for Kids!
🎧🎙 Listen to the Full Episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1890886/epis...
📺🎙Watch the Full Episode: youtu.be/wWpZsQCFHvI
Why Local Art Matters for Kids!
🎧🎙 Listen to the Full Episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1890886/epis...
📺🎙Watch the Full Episode: youtu.be/wWpZsQCFHvI
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Kate Driscoll, an art educator, captures what truly matters in teaching:
"If there's one thing that I want the kids to be able to do when they leave me is to notice how many colors are in that leaf... art's all around us."
Kate Driscoll, an art educator, captures what truly matters in teaching:
"If there's one thing that I want the kids to be able to do when they leave me is to notice how many colors are in that leaf... art's all around us."
December 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Kate Driscoll, an art educator, captures what truly matters in teaching:
"If there's one thing that I want the kids to be able to do when they leave me is to notice how many colors are in that leaf... art's all around us."
Kate Driscoll, an art educator, captures what truly matters in teaching:
"If there's one thing that I want the kids to be able to do when they leave me is to notice how many colors are in that leaf... art's all around us."
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After flying home from NCTE 2025, my brain is buzzing. Three practices teachers are using to reclaim responsive teaching.
The power of "confianza" between families and schools.
And why we need to see the world through children's eyes again - with wonder and curiosity.
After flying home from NCTE 2025, my brain is buzzing. Three practices teachers are using to reclaim responsive teaching.
The power of "confianza" between families and schools.
And why we need to see the world through children's eyes again - with wonder and curiosity.
December 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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After flying home from NCTE 2025, my brain is buzzing. Three practices teachers are using to reclaim responsive teaching.
The power of "confianza" between families and schools.
And why we need to see the world through children's eyes again - with wonder and curiosity.
After flying home from NCTE 2025, my brain is buzzing. Three practices teachers are using to reclaim responsive teaching.
The power of "confianza" between families and schools.
And why we need to see the world through children's eyes again - with wonder and curiosity.
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E14 Why This Art Teacher is Making Kids LOVE Creating
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E14 Why This Art Teacher is Making Kids LOVE Creating
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December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E14 Why This Art Teacher is Making Kids LOVE Creating
📣 New Podcast Episode Alert!
🎧🎙 Listen: pod.fo/e/35d7ae
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E14 Why This Art Teacher is Making Kids LOVE Creating
📣 New Podcast Episode Alert!
🎧🎙 Listen: pod.fo/e/35d7ae
📺🎙 Watch:
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E13 BONUS: How to Raise a Kind, Empathetic Child
That kid laughing during your serious lesson isn't being disrespectful. They're dysregulated.
Eli Harwood taught me:
• Nervous laughter = body's response to horror
• Use reaction journals, not forced empathy
#schoolutionspodcast S5E13 BONUS: How to Raise a Kind, Empathetic Child
That kid laughing during your serious lesson isn't being disrespectful. They're dysregulated.
Eli Harwood taught me:
• Nervous laughter = body's response to horror
• Use reaction journals, not forced empathy
November 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E13 BONUS: How to Raise a Kind, Empathetic Child
That kid laughing during your serious lesson isn't being disrespectful. They're dysregulated.
Eli Harwood taught me:
• Nervous laughter = body's response to horror
• Use reaction journals, not forced empathy
#schoolutionspodcast S5E13 BONUS: How to Raise a Kind, Empathetic Child
That kid laughing during your serious lesson isn't being disrespectful. They're dysregulated.
Eli Harwood taught me:
• Nervous laughter = body's response to horror
• Use reaction journals, not forced empathy
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“Confidence believes YOU deserve good things AND so does everyone else. Arrogance believes in a hierarchy of deserving.”
This distinction from Eli Harwood is everything. True confidence isn't zero-sum - it's abundant. You can believe in your worth without diminishing others'.
“Confidence believes YOU deserve good things AND so does everyone else. Arrogance believes in a hierarchy of deserving.”
This distinction from Eli Harwood is everything. True confidence isn't zero-sum - it's abundant. You can believe in your worth without diminishing others'.
November 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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“Confidence believes YOU deserve good things AND so does everyone else. Arrogance believes in a hierarchy of deserving.”
This distinction from Eli Harwood is everything. True confidence isn't zero-sum - it's abundant. You can believe in your worth without diminishing others'.
“Confidence believes YOU deserve good things AND so does everyone else. Arrogance believes in a hierarchy of deserving.”
This distinction from Eli Harwood is everything. True confidence isn't zero-sum - it's abundant. You can believe in your worth without diminishing others'.
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Mind-blowing insight from attachment expert Eli Harwood: Babies literally don't have consciousness of self.
They're born 100% dependent, experiencing life only through who touches & feeds them.
Mind-blowing insight from attachment expert Eli Harwood: Babies literally don't have consciousness of self.
They're born 100% dependent, experiencing life only through who touches & feeds them.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Mind-blowing insight from attachment expert Eli Harwood: Babies literally don't have consciousness of self.
They're born 100% dependent, experiencing life only through who touches & feeds them.
Mind-blowing insight from attachment expert Eli Harwood: Babies literally don't have consciousness of self.
They're born 100% dependent, experiencing life only through who touches & feeds them.
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E13 What Kids REALLY Need When They Act Out
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E13 What Kids REALLY Need When They Act Out
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November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E13 What Kids REALLY Need When They Act Out
📣 New Podcast Episode Alert!
🎧🎙 Listen: pod.fo/e/358c6f
📺🎙 Watch:
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E13 What Kids REALLY Need When They Act Out
📣 New Podcast Episode Alert!
🎧🎙 Listen: pod.fo/e/358c6f
📺🎙 Watch:
youtu.be/PdSf9T4zmQg
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E12 BONUS: Why Students Are So Tired & How to Fix It
New episode reveals: when students see they're 2/3 through a task (like minute 13 of 20), they don't GET tired - they EXPECT to be tired.
Their brains literally prepare for exhaustion that isn't real.
#schoolutionspodcast S5E12 BONUS: Why Students Are So Tired & How to Fix It
New episode reveals: when students see they're 2/3 through a task (like minute 13 of 20), they don't GET tired - they EXPECT to be tired.
Their brains literally prepare for exhaustion that isn't real.
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E12 BONUS: Why Students Are So Tired & How to Fix It
New episode reveals: when students see they're 2/3 through a task (like minute 13 of 20), they don't GET tired - they EXPECT to be tired.
Their brains literally prepare for exhaustion that isn't real.
#schoolutionspodcast S5E12 BONUS: Why Students Are So Tired & How to Fix It
New episode reveals: when students see they're 2/3 through a task (like minute 13 of 20), they don't GET tired - they EXPECT to be tired.
Their brains literally prepare for exhaustion that isn't real.
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Another pattern in every expert teacher's practices: They pay attention to connections.
Not just teacher-to-student, but:
• Student to student
• Student to self
• Student to curriculum
• Classroom to real world
Sam Bennett visualizes this as a square with hearts at each corner.
Another pattern in every expert teacher's practices: They pay attention to connections.
Not just teacher-to-student, but:
• Student to student
• Student to self
• Student to curriculum
• Classroom to real world
Sam Bennett visualizes this as a square with hearts at each corner.
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Another pattern in every expert teacher's practices: They pay attention to connections.
Not just teacher-to-student, but:
• Student to student
• Student to self
• Student to curriculum
• Classroom to real world
Sam Bennett visualizes this as a square with hearts at each corner.
Another pattern in every expert teacher's practices: They pay attention to connections.
Not just teacher-to-student, but:
• Student to student
• Student to self
• Student to curriculum
• Classroom to real world
Sam Bennett visualizes this as a square with hearts at each corner.
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For 400+ years since Descartes, we've treated the mind and body like they're divorced.
In classrooms, this looks like:
"Sit still and think."
"Stop fidgeting and focus."
"Your body is a distraction from your mind."
For 400+ years since Descartes, we've treated the mind and body like they're divorced.
In classrooms, this looks like:
"Sit still and think."
"Stop fidgeting and focus."
"Your body is a distraction from your mind."
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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For 400+ years since Descartes, we've treated the mind and body like they're divorced.
In classrooms, this looks like:
"Sit still and think."
"Stop fidgeting and focus."
"Your body is a distraction from your mind."
For 400+ years since Descartes, we've treated the mind and body like they're divorced.
In classrooms, this looks like:
"Sit still and think."
"Stop fidgeting and focus."
"Your body is a distraction from your mind."
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Why Students Remember 76% More When They Move While Learning
🎧🎙Listen to the Full Episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1890886/epis...
📺🎙Watch the Full Episode: youtu.be/4-mosH0raZg
Gravity Goldberg shares why students who move while studying retain 76% more information...
Why Students Remember 76% More When They Move While Learning
🎧🎙Listen to the Full Episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1890886/epis...
📺🎙Watch the Full Episode: youtu.be/4-mosH0raZg
Gravity Goldberg shares why students who move while studying retain 76% more information...
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Why Students Remember 76% More When They Move While Learning
🎧🎙Listen to the Full Episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1890886/epis...
📺🎙Watch the Full Episode: youtu.be/4-mosH0raZg
Gravity Goldberg shares why students who move while studying retain 76% more information...
Why Students Remember 76% More When They Move While Learning
🎧🎙Listen to the Full Episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1890886/epis...
📺🎙Watch the Full Episode: youtu.be/4-mosH0raZg
Gravity Goldberg shares why students who move while studying retain 76% more information...
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🧠 "Movement isn't the distraction from learning. It is the learning."
Dr. Gravity Goldberg drops this truth in "The Body Brain Connection"—and it changes everything we thought about kids who can't sit still.
🧠 "Movement isn't the distraction from learning. It is the learning."
Dr. Gravity Goldberg drops this truth in "The Body Brain Connection"—and it changes everything we thought about kids who can't sit still.
November 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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🧠 "Movement isn't the distraction from learning. It is the learning."
Dr. Gravity Goldberg drops this truth in "The Body Brain Connection"—and it changes everything we thought about kids who can't sit still.
🧠 "Movement isn't the distraction from learning. It is the learning."
Dr. Gravity Goldberg drops this truth in "The Body Brain Connection"—and it changes everything we thought about kids who can't sit still.
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E12 The Secret Connections Between Your Body & Brain
🎧🎙 Listen: pod.fo/e/35424d
📺🎙 Watch:
youtu.be/4-mosH0raZg
Students get mentally fatigued at the 2/3 mark of any task—not because they're actually tired, but because they EXPECT to be tired.
#schoolutionspodcast S5E12 The Secret Connections Between Your Body & Brain
🎧🎙 Listen: pod.fo/e/35424d
📺🎙 Watch:
youtu.be/4-mosH0raZg
Students get mentally fatigued at the 2/3 mark of any task—not because they're actually tired, but because they EXPECT to be tired.
November 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E12 The Secret Connections Between Your Body & Brain
🎧🎙 Listen: pod.fo/e/35424d
📺🎙 Watch:
youtu.be/4-mosH0raZg
Students get mentally fatigued at the 2/3 mark of any task—not because they're actually tired, but because they EXPECT to be tired.
#schoolutionspodcast S5E12 The Secret Connections Between Your Body & Brain
🎧🎙 Listen: pod.fo/e/35424d
📺🎙 Watch:
youtu.be/4-mosH0raZg
Students get mentally fatigued at the 2/3 mark of any task—not because they're actually tired, but because they EXPECT to be tired.
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E11 BONUS: Why Every Student IS a Math Person
We became teachers to help but what if making math too easy is actually stealing our kids' mathematical identity?
In this bonus episode, I'm unpacking my conversation with Mona about why struggle is the secret ingredient.
#schoolutionspodcast S5E11 BONUS: Why Every Student IS a Math Person
We became teachers to help but what if making math too easy is actually stealing our kids' mathematical identity?
In this bonus episode, I'm unpacking my conversation with Mona about why struggle is the secret ingredient.
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E11 BONUS: Why Every Student IS a Math Person
We became teachers to help but what if making math too easy is actually stealing our kids' mathematical identity?
In this bonus episode, I'm unpacking my conversation with Mona about why struggle is the secret ingredient.
#schoolutionspodcast S5E11 BONUS: Why Every Student IS a Math Person
We became teachers to help but what if making math too easy is actually stealing our kids' mathematical identity?
In this bonus episode, I'm unpacking my conversation with Mona about why struggle is the secret ingredient.
I've been in classrooms with incredible teachers & jumping on late-night Zooms for my book project.
One pattern: the best educators meet people where they are while maintaining sky-high expectations.
@stenhousepub.bsky.social
#Schoolutions #OliviaWahlCoachingConsulting #ForeverGettingBetter
One pattern: the best educators meet people where they are while maintaining sky-high expectations.
@stenhousepub.bsky.social
#Schoolutions #OliviaWahlCoachingConsulting #ForeverGettingBetter
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I've been in classrooms with incredible teachers & jumping on late-night Zooms for my book project.
One pattern: the best educators meet people where they are while maintaining sky-high expectations.
@stenhousepub.bsky.social
#Schoolutions #OliviaWahlCoachingConsulting #ForeverGettingBetter
One pattern: the best educators meet people where they are while maintaining sky-high expectations.
@stenhousepub.bsky.social
#Schoolutions #OliviaWahlCoachingConsulting #ForeverGettingBetter