Author Archives: Wally

Community Building

Sometimes team workouts fall apart. Figuring out how to divide the work while under duress is… complicated. Allow me, as someone who didn’t do the work today, to dispense my expert advice – keep your communications and your math simple. … Continue reading

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Testing

How does a teacher evaluate the skill set of a student? How does the student evaluate their own developing skill set? How does a teacher get feedback about how their own teaching style is working? How does the system maintain … Continue reading

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Ideas

Thank you, internet, for the unending supply of ideas. Sure, you’ve got lots of garbage, too, but who doesn’t. I try and think of sifting through you as an exercise in strengthening my discernment. Normalcy Bias Part 1: Skill Practice … Continue reading

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Numbers

If you’ve only got two minutes, watch the video from yesterday’s workout. If you’ve got two hours, watch this video interview of Ido Portal. (Although you can skip the first ten minutes of the interviewer wandering around London talking about … Continue reading

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Questions

It can sometimes be difficult to pin me down after class and ask questions. Please don’t let that stop you from asking questions. Post questions here on the website. Send them via Facebook. Hand me a stack of 3 by … Continue reading

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