<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Taija Townsend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taija Townsend]]></description><link>https://www.taijatownsend.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:24:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.taijatownsend.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[BEYOND PERFORMANCE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curious about how students themselves understand effort, I conducted a small survey throughout the academic year of 2025-2026. With the assistance of my colleagues, 234 students responded to three simple questions...]]></description><link>https://www.taijatownsend.com/post/beyond-performance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a99620729928dc0219dda2e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/531e8b_cd7ba9ee339643f6b1bfe6d9fd8bc62e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_914,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>taijatownsend161</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>