I am not making some people happy this week.

I've had one writer object to his perceived criticism of the International Congress in Chicago, so let me set the record straight.

Having a Congress, meeting your friends, developing your teaching skills, meeting new people - these are all pleasant things to do. And if it pleases you - and you can afford it - what's wrong with that?

WARNING: If you resist the idea of marketing, you won't like this email.

Here's what I recommend you do - unsubscribe. Because some distinctly disturbing ideas may soon enter your mind steam, making it impossible for you to ever think in your old way again.

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Yesterday, I wrote about being in your teaching space faced with a "mystery."

I told my story of a professional singer asking me a tricky question of performance quality - which zoomed way past my pay grade.

Your challenging situation can be:

- an angry pupil