(L) 1994 (R) 2018 It is my intention to share some reflections on the highs, the lows, the excitement, the routine, the successes, the failures and everything in between which I experience the course of the next 10 – 12 months, my first months as a full-time principal of a high school. Writing this journal…
Month: September 2018
Teach & Serve IV, No. 8 | When to Care, When Not to
Teach & Serve IV, No. 8 When to Care, When Not to September 26, 2018 Separating the essential from the trivial and being able to place the other stuff on a continuum in between is crucial. Acknowledging and responding to what is real and acknowledging and moving on from what is not is a skill…
EduQuote of the Week | 9.24.18
[Kids] don’t remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are. Jim Henson
Teach & Serve IV, No. 7 | Share Thanks, Liberally
Teach & Serve IV, No. 7 Share Thanks, Liberally September 19, 2018 Thanking those around us should be a far higher priority than most of us make it. Let us change that. I am often amazed at the amount of effort it takes to keep a school up-and-running – and I am not talking about…
EduQuote of the Week | 9.17.18
Nothing is impossible. The word itself says “I’m possible” Audrey Hepburn
A Journal of the First Year | Three
(L) 1994 (R) 2018 It is my intention to share some reflections on the highs, the lows, the excitement, the routine, the successes, the failures and everything in between which I experience the course of the next 10 – 12 months, my first months as a full-time principal of a high school. Writing this journal…
Teach & Serve IV, No. 6 | Belonging
Teach & Serve IV, No. 6 Belonging September 12, 2018 As leaders in our institutions, we bear responsibility for ensuring that our schools place a premium on our constituents feeling they belong. Very little good happens when people are on the outside looking in. It is not new anymore, is it? We can deny it…
EduQuote of the Week | 9.10.18
So often you find that the students you are trying to inspire are the ones that end up inspiring you. Sean Jenkins
Teach & Serve IV, No. 5 | Balance & Reflection
Teach & Serve IV, No. 5 Balance & Reflection September 5, 2018 It is through reflection that leaders assess what has worked and what has not. It is through reflection that leaders can approach objectivity about themselves and their role. It is through reflection that leaders understand the impacts they have, good and bad. Great…
EduQuote of the Week | 9.3.18
The expert in anything was once a beginner. Helen Hayes