Security is mostly a superstition. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Helen Keller
Month: September 2019
Teach & Serve V, No. 8 | The Brave and the Bold
Teach & Serve V, No. 8 The Brave and the Bold September 25, 2019 I believe we are better when we are not surrounded only by those who agree with us and those with whom we are safe. I believe we do some of our best thinking and our best work outside our comfort zones….
Eduquote of the Week | 9.23.19
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. Og Mandino
EduPop! – Teach Your Children
EduPop! will explore various representations of teachers and educators as they appear in media: novels, movies, television shows, music, etc. Some representations are wonderful, some terrible but all are presented for fun! Teach Your ChildrenCrosby, Stills and Nashfrom the album Deja Vu – 1970 As far as songs about education go, Teach Your Children has to approach…
Teach & Serve V, No. 7 | Accountability
Teach & Serve V, No. 7 Accountability September 18, 2019 There is a reason the connotation of accountability trends towards the negative. People like me are doing it wrong. I am ever fascinated by denotation and connotation. I suppose that predilection comes from the fact that I am an English teacher and I am taken…
Eduquote of the Week | 9.16.19
Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today. Will Rogers
Teach & Serve V, No. 6 | Engage the Real World
Teach & Serve V, No. 6 Engage the Real World September 11, 2019 To do less than engage with the world around our students is to shirk our roles as educators. It is to do them a massive disservice. I was on my way to school 18 years ago this morning, listening to local Denver…
Eduquote of the Week | 9.9.19
We prefer to help ourselves. We make mistakes, but we’re human—and maybe that’s the word that best explains us. Captain James T. Kirk
EduPop! – Jane Eyre
EduPop! will explore various representations of teachers and educators as they appear in media: novels, movies, television shows, music, etc. Some representations are wonderful, some terrible but all are presented for fun! Jane EyreJane Eyrepublished 1847 As far as dedicated, talented and brilliant teachers go, one could do far worse than Jane Eyre. Utterly devoted,…
Teach & Serve V, No. 5 | The Right Question
Teach & Serve V, No. 5 The Right Question September 4, 2019 Therefore the question is not why are people not doing the things we ask, the question is, when they do the things we desire, why are they doing so? The year is young. Most of us are well under a month into the…