It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein
Month: October 2016
Teach & Serve II, No. 12 – Don’t Shut the Door on the Library
Teach & Serve II, No. 12 – Don’t Shut the Door on the Library October 26, 2016 My concern is … simple: will people develop a love of reading without the physicality of the activity and without its accompanying shrines? I am so proud of my sister. She has been a children’s librarian for almost…
EduQuote of the Week: October 24 – October 30, 2016
You are always a student, never the master. You have to keep moving forward. Conrad Hall
Teach & Serve II, No. 11 – Failure Is an Option
Teach & Serve II, No. 11 – Failure Is an Option October 19, 2016 Failure, under the right circumstances, is good for us and good for our students. Apollo 13 is a wonderful movie. It has everything I love in film. It’s beautifully directed by Ron Howard, has a great cast featuring Tom Hanks, Gary Sinese, the Oscar…
EduQuote of the Week: October 17 – October 23, 2016
We cannot teach people anything. We can only help them discover it within themselves. Galileo
Teach & Serve II, No. 10 – Leaders Should Hold Themselves to the Highest Standards
Teach & Serve II, No. 10 – Leaders Should Hold Themselves to the Highest Standards October 12, 2016 … we don’t meet these standards because we are being watched. We meet them because we know that meeting them makes us better leaders, more integrated leaders, more authentic leaders. I, like many, am fatigued by our current…
EduQuote of the Week: October 10 – October 16, 2016
What the teacher is, is more important than what the teacher teaches. Karl Menninger
Teach & Serve II, No. 9 – You Don’t Get to Choose When the Crisis Hits
Teach & Serve II, No. 9 – You Don’t Get to Choose When the Crisis Hits October 5, 2016 As teachers and administrators we exist to do many things, one of those things is to provide stability in the face of crisis. I read comic books. I’ve read them since I was in the first grade and,…
EduQuote of the Week: October 3 – October 9, 2016
The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. B.B. King