Stop Planning for Perfect People

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢? After a long holiday break, Adam walked into a professional-development day with a packed agenda and plenty to accomplish. The teachers walked in wanting to talk, reconnect, and catch up—and the longer they talked, the more frustrated he became. Then came the uncomfortable realization: part of that day’s professional learning was about why teachers shouldn’t expect students to return from a long break and immediately be ready…