Providing choices gives people agency and a feeling of empowerment. What if we provided choices to reluctant adults similar to how we do it for children?

Movie Principal

04.09.2025

Smote -

A great word, lost over the ages. How could we bring this word back, and into the modern world alongside other common vernacular?

Movie Principal

02.09.2025

Problem Fabrication -

If solving fake problems or problems that you created yourself give you the same dopamine surge as real problems, why are they problematic?

Movie Principal

02.09.2025

Socctopus -

The soccer parent with arms in everything

Movie Principal

28.08.2025

Dory's a Liability -

A different take on Finding Nemo's brightly colored sidekick

Movie Principal

27.08.2025

Complainers -

A little poem about the predicament you face when in the company of a complainer

Movie Principal

25.08.2025

Just Say Okay -

When gathering feedback either takes too long or comes from a person who isn't focused on problem solving

Movie Principal

25.08.2025

Stewarts & Roses -

Social media algorithms choose content for you. How great would it be if Karen content was replaced with anti-Karen content?

Movie Principal

25.08.2025

Elephant & Piggie Infographic -

Some people say you can learn all you ever need to know by kindergarten, much of which can be learned from Elephant & Piggie.

Movie Principal

25.08.2025

Bread Wars -

A satire about the absurdity of partisanship

Movie Principal

25.08.2025

Stockdale Paradox -

When facing adversity, your mindset and plan of action are critical as you balance optimism with reality

Movie Principal

25.08.2025

Confidence -

A key element to an educator's effectiveness is the confidence that they have in themself and their instruction

Movie Principal

25.08.2025

Hobbies -

Interview questions that will result in answers that are far more entertaining than the regular, "what do you do outside of work?"

Movie Principal

11.08.2025

Who Knows What the Tide Could Bring -

Growing from setbacks in education, it's all about your outlook.

Movie Principal

10.08.2025

A 5th Season - BlogGaud

When winter, spring, summer, and fall leave you wanting more, it's time to contemplate adding a 5th season to the calendar

Movie Principal

08.08.2025

Biting Your Lower Lip - BlogGaud

A look inside romance cliche and possible alternatives for prospective romance novelists

Movie Principal

08.08.2025

It's All About the People - BlogGaud

A poem that highlights how our love for books, shows, or even jobs can boil down to one central point - it's all about the people.

Movie Principal

03.08.2025

Stranded on an Island Protocols - BlogGaud

Fan fiction about Tom Hank's ultimate health routine in Cast Away, complete with coconut fueled nutrition, island fitness, and sleeping under the stars.

Movie Principal

01.08.2025

It Takes a Village - BlogGaud

Family life is busy and we often need the support of our village to get everything done. What happens when the support is one sided?

Movie Principal

30.07.2025

the Playdate that went aWry - BlogGaud

Holden Caulfield as a Toddler

Movie Principal

29.07.2025

Summer Admin Haikus - BlogGaud

A few poems about the June, July, and August prep work of school administrators while teachers and families rest

Movie Principal

29.07.2025

"Don't Be A Brass Mole" - BlogGaud

A pair of parables about being a good human...or mole

Movie Principal

29.07.2025

Unsubscribe - BlogGaud

Too many emails? It's a common problem. To unsubscribe though, it sometimes takes a magnifying glass, a bit of luck, and perseverance.

Movie Principal

29.07.2025

Subway Jab Step - BlogGaud

That awkward move, a sure fire notice to the world that you are not local

Movie Principal

29.07.2025

Verbose Movie Quotes Take 2 - BlogGaud

More wordy movie quotes to satisfy those who do not believe in "less is more"

Movie Principal

29.07.2025

Asking and Answering Questions - BlogGaud

How questions promote dialogue and stronger involvement and creativity between educators within a school

Movie Principal

12.07.2025

Verbose Movie Quotes - BlogGaud

A wordy twist on your favorite movie quotes

Movie Principal

03.07.2025

Deserve is a Stupid Word - BlogGaud

A short poem exploring the disconnect that can occur between expectations and reality, reminding us that hard work doesn’t guarantee reward.

Movie Principal

25.06.2025

ForTrain Telling - BlogGaud

Once a Billboard Top 10 hit, discover how Train's Drops of Jupiter foreshadowed the future in 2001

Movie Principal

20.06.2025

Innovating is Hard Enough - BlogGaud

Identify the types of people who tear down others' ideas—and how to tune them out.

Movie Principal

04.06.2025

Ugly Superman - BlogGaud

5 reasons why Superman should be ugly and not the chiseled actor he is in every TV or movie remake

Movie Principal

28.05.2025

Montage Mentality - BlogGaud

Would a montage of you working toward your goal show clear focus or a jumble of "two steps forward and one step back?"

Movie Principal

17.05.2025

You Don't Need an Opinion - BlogGaud

A brief poem about minding your own business

Movie Principal

16.05.2025

Effectiveness Above Replacement (EAR) - BlogGaud

Exploring EAR—a new metric inspired by baseball’s WAR—to quantify a teacher’s effectiveness in the classroom and beyond

Movie Principal

10.05.2025

Accomplished - BlogGaud

A satirical take on the Principal - Teacher dynamic in an end of year teacher evaluation conversation, mirroring a scene from The Shawshank Redemption

Movie Principal

09.05.2025

Make Your Dad Proud - BlogGaud

A poem about the father-son relationship and the enduring desire to make your dad proud

Movie Principal

06.05.2025

Fourtune Map - BlogGaud

A Venn Diagram on steroids with sprinkles of Star Wars, the Bible, parenting, and trash talk. What could be better?

Movie Principal

01.05.2025

Opportunities - BlogGaud

The importance of reframing your view of opportunities from a shooting star to the night sky

Movie Principal

25.04.2025

Make Yourself Laugh - BlogGaud

A brief poem on the importance of making yourself laugh.

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Movie Principal - Education & Personal Development

Emotional Baggage -

Choices -

Smote -

Problem Fabrication -

Socctopus -

Dory's a Liability -

Complainers -

Just Say Okay -

Stewarts & Roses -

Elephant & Piggie Infographic -

Bread Wars -

Stockdale Paradox -

Confidence -

Hobbies -

Who Knows What the Tide Could Bring -

A 5th Season - BlogGaud

Biting Your Lower Lip - BlogGaud

It's All About the People - BlogGaud

Stranded on an Island Protocols - BlogGaud

It Takes a Village - BlogGaud

the Playdate that went aWry - BlogGaud

Summer Admin Haikus - BlogGaud

"Don't Be A Brass Mole" - BlogGaud

Unsubscribe - BlogGaud

Subway Jab Step - BlogGaud

Verbose Movie Quotes Take 2 - BlogGaud

Asking and Answering Questions - BlogGaud

Verbose Movie Quotes - BlogGaud

Deserve is a Stupid Word - BlogGaud

ForTrain Telling - BlogGaud

Innovating is Hard Enough - BlogGaud

Ugly Superman - BlogGaud

Montage Mentality - BlogGaud

You Don't Need an Opinion - BlogGaud

Effectiveness Above Replacement (EAR) - BlogGaud

Accomplished - BlogGaud

Make Your Dad Proud - BlogGaud

Fourtune Map - BlogGaud

Opportunities - BlogGaud

Make Yourself Laugh - BlogGaud

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