Education, like the NFL Combine, is flooded with data. Numbers, charts, metrics, and measures. And too often, we focus on the wrong ones.
Somewhere along the way, our obsession with data turned into overcomplication—wasted time, poor decisions, and distraction from what matters most.
Can your students think deeply?
Can they communicate clearly?
If so, they’ll be okay.
It’s that simple.
The same goes for us. Are you above or below the line of healthy, productive thinking? Call it what it is. Name it. That simple act gives you the power to pause—and to choose differently.
In our effort to do what’s best for kids—and to be the best for those we serve—we often make things harder than they need to be. In this episode, Brian and Kasey remind us all that sometimes the best thing we can do is step back, simplify, and focus on what really matters.
Because sometimes, what’s best for all… is keeping it simple.
References:
Above the Line Thinking — Brené Brown
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