When we think of innovative companies, it's easy to imagine an open-air tech startup with ping pong tables and free drinks and huge windows and chairs so modern you're not sure how you're supposed to sit in them or look at them. Sometimes I look…
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When students have a growth mindset, they are able to persevere and continue in creative work. So here are seven ways to cultivate a growth mindset. About six weeks ago, my son asked if he could start a cubing club for anyone interested in solving…
About three years ago, a student approached me before class. "Mr. Spencer, I heard that you wrote a children's book." I nodded. "I co-wrote it with my wife and then we self-published it." "Can you teach me how to publish my own novel?" I launched…
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