Hello, LYS Nation.  This is the 2,800^th post to the column. In continuation of our tradition, we will review our progress.

First, the review

The 1^st post was on Monday, February 16, 2009.

The 500^th post was on April 7, 2010

The 1,000^th post was on March 7, 2012

The 1,500^th post was on April 7, 2014

The 2,000^th post was on April 21, 2016

The 2,500^th post was on August 23, 2018

The 2,600^th post was on January 24, 2019

The 2,700^th post was on June 4, 2019

The 2,800^th post is today, November 18, 2019

The top 10 posts (from the last 150 posts) in terms of distribution, have been:

1 (tie). Whose Room Is It (7/31/2019)

1 (tie). The School Calendar (5/30/2019)

3. Embrace Failure (5/21/2019)

4. A Reader Asks… Using PowerWalks For Staff Coaching (11/12/2019)

5. A Reader Asks… Written “Constructive” Feedback From An Observation (11/14/2019)

6. Summer Regression And The Educator Belief in Magic (6/25/2019)

7 (tie). A PLC of 1, Isn’t (4/25/19)

7 (tie). Why Have a Coach (4/23/19)

9. Why You Really Want The Promotion Somewhere Else (6/19/2019)

10 (tie). A Reader Asks… Lesson Closure in a Performance Classroom (4/24/19)

10 (tie). Teacher Pay and the Slow Death of Small Towns (4/16/19)

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Finally

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