Megan Yoshino
What do Sherlock Holmes and my kids have in common?
Curious as to what this intersection would be? Read on! Okay, so regardless of the man you envision when you think of Sherlock Holmes,...
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Megan Yoshino
Dec 29, 20233 min
2023 Reflections and 2024 Intentions
How did I do on my intentions for this year? Not bad. I definitely learned a lot about myself and how I operate- my likes, dislikes,...
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Megan Yoshino
Dec 2, 20235 min
Performance Penalty
What’s driving teachers from the profession? I think it can be explained in two words. Performance Penalty. Read on to find out what I...
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Megan Yoshino
Nov 1, 20233 min
The Power of Pivot
Pivoting is something we think of when envisioning sports or business. But the power of pivot is something so important that needs to be...
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Megan Yoshino
Oct 8, 20233 min
Bright Idea: Teaching Literary Analysis Through Fairy Tales Part II
Have you read through part I to see what sparked this idea for teaching literary analysis through fairy tales? Read part I before you get...
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Megan Yoshino
Feb 25, 20234 min
Bright Idea: Teaching Literary Analysis Through Fairy Tales
Think this is too simple? Too baby? Let me show you how this is perfect for any age. One of the most engaging ways to teach literary...
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Megan Yoshino
Dec 29, 20224 min
What are my 2022 Reflections and 2023 Intentions?
Ending/Beginning of the year reflections have put me in a pensive mood for the last month or so. Confucius said, “Learning without...
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Megan Yoshino
Dec 3, 20223 min
Quality versus Quantity- What Values Do Your Actions Teach?
My kiddo came in one session totally defeated. His ninth grade Social Studies teacher assigned a book report assignment with a 2 page...
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Megan Yoshino
Oct 31, 20223 min
Quality or Quantity Part II- If Social Promotion or Retention Doesn’t Work, What Will?
If you haven’t read Part I, please read it first! In my last post I told you about a student I was working with who did not master many...
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Megan Yoshino
Oct 1, 20225 min
Quality or Quantity: If Social Promotion or Retention Doesn’t Work, What Will?
Part I- My "thinking out loud" on holding students back, having students move on to the next grade, or is there something else that will...
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Megan Yoshino
Jul 28, 20223 min
The Two Thousand Year Old Stoics and My Kids
The assignment: write a speech acknowledging the challenges Odysseus overcame and give an example about your own personal challenge that...
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Megan Yoshino
Jul 2, 20222 min
Small Wins: A Recipe For Success Part 2
In his book Atomic Habits, Adam Grant writes that the small wins are what build momentum. “The most effective form of motivation is...
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Megan Yoshino
May 30, 20225 min
Struggles: A Recipe For Success
Struggles. No one likes them. Most don’t want them. Some live most of their lives avoiding them. Few embrace them. But, like change,...
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Megan Yoshino
Apr 30, 20223 min
What's the HI Achievers core values ingredient list?
Like a great recipe, there was a perfect combination of ingredients that were mixed together to create HI Achievers. Those ingredients...
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Megan Yoshino
Apr 2, 20223 min
Do You Want to Land Among the Stars?
Sounds dreamy doesn't it? Read on... My last post asked about the re-visioning of education and how you saw the future of it. However,...
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