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What the Best Teachers Do: Prepare Crazy Well
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What the Best Teachers Do: Prepare Crazy Well

  • Christopher Torino

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” “Give me six hours to chop down […]

The Strategic Triangle: A Strategic Planning Tool
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The Strategic Triangle: A Strategic Planning Tool

  • Christopher Torino

In his cross-listed Harvard course (Graduate School of Education and Business School), Strategic Finance for […]

Well-Timed Gratification: “You’re killing polar bears”
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Well-Timed Gratification: “You’re killing polar bears”

  • Christopher Torino

A former teaching colleague and I caught up recently, and she told me this: I […]

Shame on Us: Doing Better Next Time
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Shame on Us: Doing Better Next Time

  • Christopher Torino

The high-school team’s shortstop, thinking of his upcoming at-bat, jogged off the baseball field after […]

Push vs. Pull in Education and Leadership
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Push vs. Pull in Education and Leadership

  • Christopher Torino

Seth Godin, in his June 12, 2022 blog post “Push vs. Pull,” closes with this […]

“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself….”
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“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself….”

  • Christopher Torino

“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself….” ―Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear Why won’t […]

When a Student Comes to Talk with You
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When a Student Comes to Talk with You

  • Christopher Torino

When a student comes to talk with you: put yourself in that student’s shoes as […]

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