by Ryan Krzykowski | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
Last night I went to the first grade musical at my youngest son’s elementary school. If you’ve been to a first grade musical anytime in the last 20 years, you know how it goes. It’s kind of cute, but there’s not a whole lot of entertainment...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
I am a big believer in positive attitudes and feel like complaining is one of the most powerful enemies of joy and success. As a result, there are very few things that I allow myself to complain and whine about. However, cold, snow and ice all make the list. Maybe...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Feb 6, 2015 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
Last night I was watching a basketball game on TV with my kids and a commercial came on for a new TV series called “Coaching Bad”. Spike TV is teaming up with Ray Lewis to “shine a light on the ever-growing issue of coaches and their anger...
by matt@communityforcoaches.org | Jan 30, 2015 | Blog 2, General, Matt Williams
This past week I came across an article called The Race to Nowhere in Youth Sports, published by Changing The Game Project. It’s a fantastic article that you should read. I’ll link to at the bottom of this post. That article got me thinking about the simple question,...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Jan 23, 2015 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
Grant Wiggins writes a blog about education and just a few months ago posted this — an account of a veteran high school teacher who decides to shadow two students for a day to get a better feel for what it’s like to be a HS student. The post is a terrific...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Jan 9, 2015 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
So after nine years away I am back in the classroom again. And after 8 years of teaching high school in my past life, this time I find myself teaching 6th grade. To begin the day I put the 1st period schedule on the whiteboard. I want my students to know what to...
