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...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Dec 19, 2014 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
On the surface, this post might not seem to have a ton of direct applications to coaching, but it does. It does because the idea of generosity gets right to the heart of why we exist. We see needs all around us. This time of year we hear the bells ringing outside of...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
For years I have believed telling children how intelligent they are boosts their self-image and enhances their ability to learn new things. As a Coach, praising my athletes for their talent seemed like a good way to motivate them to achieve at an even higher level....
by Ryan Krzykowski | Nov 21, 2014 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
I hear this one all the time from Coaches, especially at the high school level. “We just don’t have leaders on our team this year.” Hmmm. How do you measure that? What marks a leader? What makes a leader? For those of us who grew up at least a...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Nov 7, 2014 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
In the fall of 1993, I guy I only knew by his radio call-in name of “Dan from Calhoun”, identified himself as a major Philadelphia sports fan. As the story goes, when Joe Carter hit the home run to win the World Series over the Phillies, Dan punched a...
