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The Hidden Cost of Power (A Confession)
or: “Look at my cute little doctorate while I hide from the truth.”
Dec 6, 2025
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February's 20/20 Hindsight
See what you've missed at EduCoach this month
7 hrs ago
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People Are Less Likely to Tear Down a Fence They Helped Build
Most schools are not suffering from a lack of fences
Feb 19
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If Your Feedback Only Works When You’re Present, It Didn’t Work
Part 3 about role drift, ownership, and the illusion of impact
Feb 18
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Does This Require Your Intervention?
Coaching Question of the Week
Feb 16
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When Help Becomes Substitution
Part 2 of a series on role drift and ownership
Feb 14
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Heavy Are the Hands Who Hold the Bar
Belief Is Not for the Faint-Handed
Feb 10
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When Stepping In Starts Holding Things Back
Part 1 of a series on role drift, ownership, and the illusion of impact
Feb 8
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Let’s Get Narrow Again
Getting back to the basics - What is coaching really meant to do?
Feb 4
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Where Does Tier 1 Lack Coherence?
Coaching Question of the Week
Feb 2
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2 Years on Subtack!!
How EduCoach has evolved and what's coming next?
Jan 31
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What Urgency Makes Impossible to Do Well
And it's worse than you think
Jan 27
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