I’m about family first, then friends, then my profession. I believe firmly in living by a set of values. And one of those values is education.
My hope is that my website will bring insight into education and how we all — teachers, parents and students — can improve schooling in America.
Aside from teaching, I read a lot, listen to podcasts, and watch too much sports.
I love hanging out with my wife and kids, neighboring and running.
If you have similar interests, follow me on Twitter (@kyleajepson) and subscribe to my website.
How I did with my 2019 goals:
Launch a successful website about education in America
Qualify for the Boston Marathon (Not yet)
Run a 50-mile race
Begin earning an administrator’s license in either curriculum or principalship
Publish a fiction book (Nope)
Where I’m heading (Goals for 2020):
Move into an administrative
Grow my social media influence (more than 1,000 followers)
Qualify for the Boston Marathon (We’ll try that again)
Publish 75 articles on education to my website
Books I’ve read in the past year that I recommend:
The Innovator’s Mindset, by George Couros. Great insight into schools and what it’ll take to change education for the better.
Endure, by Alex Hutchinson. A scientific look at the limits of endurance sports. Written in Gladwellian fashion, it’s full of great stories and information for anyone interested in the physical limits of the human body.
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, by Peter Scazzero. Helps identify emotional shortfalls and encourages us to live a more emotionally-healthy life. Pairs well with any relationship.
A Column of Fire, by Ken Follett. Follett’s third book in the Kingsbridge Saga (though you don’t have to have read the first two to enjoy it), it’s a great historical-fiction read centering on the early tensions between Catholics and Protestants in Europe.
Fablehaven (and subsequent books), by Brandon Mull. A fan favorite of many of my students, a fun Harry-Potter-meets-Narnia YA series.
Podcasts I love:
This Cultural Moment, with John Mark Comer and Mark Sayers. An incredibly insightful look at where culture currently is and where it’s heading, and how the Church fits into that. Two of the most well-read podcasters I’ve come across.
Revisionist History, with Malcom Gladwell. Nobody provides a more counter-intuitive look at all things life like Gladwell. Every episode is worth the listen.
Freakonomics, with Stephen J. Dubner. Dubner provides well-researched insight into more than just economics, but society as a whole.
Anatomy of Next, with Founder’s Fund. A super-nerdy tech podcast, currently discussing how to colonize Mars. Hey, it can’t all be about education, right?