by John Zurn | Aug 25, 2026 | Blog
JOHN ZURN, Educational Author JOHN ZURN, Educational Author Before we hand out diplomas for surviving algebra, we might want to ask a more important question: Can this student actually succeed in life? Three weeks ago, I wrote about Rodrigo, a student who struggled...
by John Zurn | Aug 18, 2026 | Blog
JOHN ZURN, Educational Author Blanche was one of those students who seemed to have “potential” written on her forehead in permanent ink. Teachers saw the intelligence, but they also saw something else: a remarkable ability to give up just when things became...
by John Zurn | Aug 11, 2026 | Blog
JOHN ZURN, Educational Author For more than forty years, I had the privilege of working with students who occupied every square inch of the educational spectrum. Some could solve algebra problems before breakfast. Others considered finding the right classroom a...
by John Zurn | Aug 4, 2026 | Blog
JOHN ZURN, Educational Author Rodrigo was the student every teacher remembers—and not always because they want to. During my two years teaching at an American school in Europe, Rodrigo seemed powered by a small nuclear reactor hidden somewhere inside his body....
