Practice Perfect

Having a purpose means knowing what you want to work on—passing,

“On the whole, most researchers agree that local professional development programs typically have weak effects on practice because they lack focus, intensity, follow-up, and continuity.” In other words, what we do to train teachers fails to make them better teachers.

but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way.”

Many of these simple behaviors are a matter of habit.

“The quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers.”

Let the Mind Follow the Body

It’s not enough to just be busy.

practice makes permanent.

mastery and then automaticity, even if it meant not drilling on more sophisticated topics.