The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: My First Observation of 2026

An administrator walked into my classroom—and everything didn’t go as planned. In this episode, Michael Bonner breaks down his first observation of 2026: the energy, the lesson design, the missteps, and the uncomfortable data that followed. From teaching reading and testing new strategies to owning what didn’t work, this is a real conversation about growth, feedback, and getting another shot to do it better.