"I was the highest-performing teacher in Colorado. No one noticed."

Special guest essay: one former teacher reflects on what happened when he moved from praise to proof

Happy Friday, Bell Ringers. Ten days after Winter Storm Fern ravaged Nashville, I am once again with heat and electricity, and will (finally!) be returning to a normal newsletter schedule.

We’ve got a special guest essay this week from fellow Substacker Luke Morin, who writes The Middle School Literacy Project. After a great discussion in the comments section of …