The Conversation We Should Be Having
Most parent-teacher interviews go like this: Where’s my child at? What grade did they get? Are they behaving? But here’s what we should be asking: How is your child engaging in the learning process? And…
Audio Book Samples
Listen to Free Chapters from Learnership What does it take to prepare students for a future where the only constant is change? In these free audio chapters from Learnership, I invite you to rethink education’s…
The Contaminated Word: Why ‘Feedback’ Makes Stud…
You spend hours writing thoughtful feedback on student work. You know what effective feedback looks like—timely, specific, actionable. You’re good at this. Then Monday arrives. Students glance at your comments for 30 seconds before shoving…
The Advice Revolution: What Students Actually Want From You
“Am I finished?” “Is this good enough?” “What else do I need to do?” These questions drive teachers crazy because they reveal a fundamental problem: students have been trained to have feedback done to them,…
Stop Guessing—Teach Students to Tell You What They Need
You’ve been teaching paragraph structure and quote integration. Both are in your success criteria. You mark an essay focusing on paragraph structure—it needs work and you have expertise to share. But the student was fixated…
Learnership in Action: An Australian School’s Story
Learnership in Action: An Australian School’s Story Growing Agile Learners: The Award-Winning Program Transforming How Students Engage with Challenge Picture walking into a school where students actively embrace challenges, where “I can’t do this” has…
From Toffler to Today: Why Learnership Is the New Literacy
In 1970, futurist Alvin Toffler wrote a prediction that would prove more prophetic than even he imagined: The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who…
Why Aren’t Students Getting Better—Even When They…
What’s the solution to poor student performance? Better teaching—right? That’s what we’ve been told for years. If students aren’t succeeding, we need more effective strategies. Stronger pedagogy. Higher-impact instruction. Quality teaching. And to be clear,…
Why Praising Effort Often Backfires
We’ve spent years telling teachers to praise effort. And with good reason. It’s a move away from praising natural ability, and toward valuing process. It sends the message that hard work matters. But here’s the…
The Greatness Gap: Why Students Underestimate What’s P…
There’s a reason so many students shy away from challenge. It’s not because they’re lazy. Or afraid. Or unwilling to try. It’s because they’ve bought into a story—a story they see reinforced in the world…
Why Some Mistakes Move Us Forward—and Others Don’t
We’ve made progress in the way schools talk about mistakes. We’re no longer shaming students for getting things wrong. We’re encouraging them to “embrace mistakes” and “learn from failure.” That’s a step forward. But we’ve…
Skilful Learning Isn’t a Trait. It’s a Capabilit…
Some students just seem to “get it.” They’re confident, reflective, responsive to feedback. They lean into challenge, take ownership of their growth, and recover quickly from mistakes. It’s easy to look at these learners and…
The Conversation We Should Be Having
Most parent-teacher interviews go like this: Where’s my child at? What grade did they get? Are they behaving? But here’s what we should be asking: How is your child engaging in the learning process? And…
Audio Book Samples
Listen to Free Chapters from Learnership What does it take to prepare students for a future where the only constant is change? In these free audio chapters from Learnership, I invite you to rethink education’s…
Learnership in Action: An Australian School’s Story
Learnership in Action: An Australian School’s Story Growing Agile Learners: The Award-Winning Program Transforming How Students Engage with Challenge Picture walking into a school where students actively embrace challenges, where “I can’t do this” has…
From Toffler to Today: Why Learnership Is the New Literacy
In 1970, futurist Alvin Toffler wrote a prediction that would prove more prophetic than even he imagined: The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who…
Why Aren’t Students Getting Better—Even When They…
What’s the solution to poor student performance? Better teaching—right? That’s what we’ve been told for years. If students aren’t succeeding, we need more effective strategies. Stronger pedagogy. Higher-impact instruction. Quality teaching. And to be clear,…
Why Praising Effort Often Backfires
We’ve spent years telling teachers to praise effort. And with good reason. It’s a move away from praising natural ability, and toward valuing process. It sends the message that hard work matters. But here’s the…
The Greatness Gap: Why Students Underestimate What’s P…
There’s a reason so many students shy away from challenge. It’s not because they’re lazy. Or afraid. Or unwilling to try. It’s because they’ve bought into a story—a story they see reinforced in the world…
Skilful Learning Isn’t a Trait. It’s a Capabilit…
Some students just seem to “get it.” They’re confident, reflective, responsive to feedback. They lean into challenge, take ownership of their growth, and recover quickly from mistakes. It’s easy to look at these learners and…
How skilful learners practise—and why it matters
In many classrooms, students are doing exactly what we’ve asked. They’re focused. Careful. Trying to get everything right. They’re not rushing. They’re not distracted. They’re doing the work. But they’re not getting better. What they’re…
What makes one student a ‘fast learner’—and how we can teach…
In every classroom, there’s one student who seems to just “get it.” They pick things up quickly. Solve problems efficiently. Need less time and fewer reminders. Teachers often describe them as a “fast learner.” And…
Mindful, Beautiful, and Thriving: Youth Series – Learn…
In this episode of Mindful, Beautiful, and Thriving, James Anderson explores the concept of Learnership—the skill of learning how to learn. He introduces the Learnership Matrix and Growth Mindset Continuum, explaining how anyone can improve…
Learnership: How Mindsets and Habits Drive Student Success w…
In this episode of Make It Mindful, Seth Fleischauer welcomes James Anderson, author of Learnership, to explore how educators can cultivate a mindset of continuous growth in students. Anderson introduces the concept of learnership, a framework that…
The Conversation We Should Be Having
Most parent-teacher interviews go like this: Where’s my child at? What grade did they get? Are they behaving? But here’s what we should be asking: How is your child engaging in the learning process? And…
Audio Book Samples
Listen to Free Chapters from Learnership What does it take to prepare students for a future where the only constant is change? In these free audio chapters from Learnership, I invite you to rethink education’s…
Learnership in Action: An Australian School’s Story
Learnership in Action: An Australian School’s Story Growing Agile Learners: The Award-Winning Program Transforming How Students Engage with Challenge Picture walking into a school where students actively embrace challenges, where “I can’t do this” has…
From Toffler to Today: Why Learnership Is the New Literacy
In 1970, futurist Alvin Toffler wrote a prediction that would prove more prophetic than even he imagined: The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who…
Why Aren’t Students Getting Better—Even When They…
What’s the solution to poor student performance? Better teaching—right? That’s what we’ve been told for years. If students aren’t succeeding, we need more effective strategies. Stronger pedagogy. Higher-impact instruction. Quality teaching. And to be clear,…
Why Praising Effort Often Backfires
We’ve spent years telling teachers to praise effort. And with good reason. It’s a move away from praising natural ability, and toward valuing process. It sends the message that hard work matters. But here’s the…
The Greatness Gap: Why Students Underestimate What’s P…
There’s a reason so many students shy away from challenge. It’s not because they’re lazy. Or afraid. Or unwilling to try. It’s because they’ve bought into a story—a story they see reinforced in the world…
Skilful Learning Isn’t a Trait. It’s a Capabilit…
Some students just seem to “get it.” They’re confident, reflective, responsive to feedback. They lean into challenge, take ownership of their growth, and recover quickly from mistakes. It’s easy to look at these learners and…
How skilful learners practise—and why it matters
In many classrooms, students are doing exactly what we’ve asked. They’re focused. Careful. Trying to get everything right. They’re not rushing. They’re not distracted. They’re doing the work. But they’re not getting better. What they’re…
What makes one student a ‘fast learner’—and how we can teach…
In every classroom, there’s one student who seems to just “get it.” They pick things up quickly. Solve problems efficiently. Need less time and fewer reminders. Teachers often describe them as a “fast learner.” And…
Mindful, Beautiful, and Thriving: Youth Series – Learn…
In this episode of Mindful, Beautiful, and Thriving, James Anderson explores the concept of Learnership—the skill of learning how to learn. He introduces the Learnership Matrix and Growth Mindset Continuum, explaining how anyone can improve…
Learnership: How Mindsets and Habits Drive Student Success w…
In this episode of Make It Mindful, Seth Fleischauer welcomes James Anderson, author of Learnership, to explore how educators can cultivate a mindset of continuous growth in students. Anderson introduces the concept of learnership, a framework that…