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Removing Your Ego in Personal & Professional Relationships
This article explores the value of removing ego from relationships across a variety of contexts, offering real-life scenarios and practical takeaways that reveal how the ego's influence can be realigned to foster connection, clarity, and personal growth.

Greg Mullen
Apr 18, 202510 min read


The Five Categories of Motivation for Change
Change doesn’t happen overnight—and it certainly doesn’t happen without motivation. When schools are considering implementing change, it...

Greg Mullen
Apr 12, 20257 min read


Stop "Watering Down" School: Shift from Behaviorism to Heutagogy
This article is not just about writing standards in media; it’s a direct critique on how an overemphasis on behaviorist pedagogical models a

Greg Mullen
Apr 9, 20257 min read


Is Empathy Toxic? Confronting Misconceptions and Embracing Connections
Empathy is a surprisingly new idea in human history and, like many new ideas, has its advocates and skeptics. This article explores the...

Greg Mullen
Apr 8, 20258 min read


From Compliance to Socioemotional Growth: Rethinking Classroom Management
From Compliance to Socioemotional Growth: Rethinking Classroom Management

Greg Mullen
Mar 27, 20257 min read


Understanding the Five Layers of Professional Discourse in Education
By clarifying these kinds of key terms and phrases, can better identify how their interests correlate with the interests of others.

Greg Mullen
Mar 22, 20258 min read


What is "Self-Directed Schooling"?
Education is undergoing significant changes that are acknowledging a difference between "schooling" and "learning." Schooling refers to...

Greg Mullen
Mar 19, 20254 min read


Shifting from Behaviorist to Self-Directed Learning: Fostering Collective Responsibility in the Classroom
Traditional behaviorist practices in classroom management often serve as a philosophical basis that undermines the larger goal of...

Greg Mullen
Mar 17, 202515 min read


Rethinking Pay Structures in Education: What If Teachers Earned What Administrators Do?
A flipped pay structure—where teachers earn salaries more in line with administrators and equal to their equitably similar responsibilities.

Greg Mullen
Mar 9, 202511 min read


What is "Collectivistic Capitalism"?
This model promotes policies that encourage economic security and civic engagement, ensuring that all individuals have a stake in society.

Greg Mullen
Mar 4, 20256 min read


Understanding Respect: The Influence of Core Values on Personal Attributes and Behaviors
Respect as a Core Value for Who We Are and How We Learn involves perspectives of Authority and Self-Worth influenced by six attributes.

Greg Mullen
Feb 1, 20253 min read


“Good Enough” in Survival vs. Flourishing: How to Recognize the Difference and Move Forward
Life often presents us with moments where we must ask: Is “good enough” truly good enough? The answer depends on whether we’re operating in

Greg Mullen
Jan 23, 20258 min read


Creating a Thriving Educational Ecosystem
The leaves and fruit represent the classrooms most directly involved with the immediate environment but if the flow of nutrients is weak or

Greg Mullen
Jan 21, 20259 min read


Soundboarding: How 5 Minutes a Day Can Make a Huge Difference
As a classroom teacher, I remember how easy it was to get caught up in the whirlwind of lesson plans, grading, classroom management, and...

Greg Mullen
Jan 14, 20254 min read


Embracing the 4 Cs of 21st Century Learning: A Shift Toward Heutagogical Constructivism in Education
"These skills aren’t just buzzwords... when we combine them with heutagogical constructivism... the results can be transformation."

Greg Mullen
Jan 11, 20254 min read


Evaluating and Implementing Change Initiatives: Leveraging the Five Categories of Change within the TTM Framework
Change is a fundamental aspect of both personal and professional growth, but successfully navigating it can often be challenging. The...

Greg Mullen
Jan 8, 20256 min read


Understanding Generational Trauma: Empowering Parents to Break the Cycle
significantly reduce the impact of generational trauma and proactively equip themselves and their children with the necessary competencies.

Greg Mullen
Jan 6, 202510 min read


Filling Your Cup, Filling Your Life: The Five-Factor Model for Lifestlye Balance
This article explores how the "filling your cup" analogy can help you understand how to nourish each of these areas, guiding you toward a mo

Greg Mullen
Jan 2, 202526 min read


Exploring Systemic Inequity
This article is not about education, per se, but it does address an issue I consider to be adjacent - systemic inequity.

Greg Mullen
Dec 23, 20245 min read


Enhancing Student-Centered Learning Through Motivational Interviewing
This article explores specific examples and scenarios demonstrating how motivational interviewing can create a student-centered classroom.

Greg Mullen
Dec 19, 20246 min read
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