Professor X founded the X-Men back in 1963. At that time, he opened a school for gifted students who had amazing powers and who were outcasts needing a place of shelter. There were 5 students initially and they were all devoted to the professor and to his mission. Since then, the X-Men have become wildly…
Month: March 2022
Teach & Serve | Vol. 7 | No. 33 – THE TOOLBOX: Prioritize
Years ago, I was blessed to be in a position to hold seminars with groups of educators designed to discuss and build leadership skills both informally and formally, internally – for the individual and externally for the school. As we discussed leadership skills and qualities, we would talk about new tools being put in our…
Eduquote of the Week | 3.28.2022
A clay pot sitting in the sun will always be a clay pot. It has to go through the white heat of the furnace to become porcelain. Mildred Struven Women’s History Month
Teach & Serve | Vol. 7 | No. 32 – THE TOOLBOX: Humor
Years ago, I was blessed to be in a position to hold seminars with groups of educators designed to discuss and build leadership skills both informally and formally, internally – for the individual and externally for the school. As we discussed leadership skills and qualities, we would talk about new tools being put in our…
Eduquote of the Week | 3.21.2022
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. Judy Garland Women’s History Month
IntelliPop! | No. 17 – Mercedes Tainot | Larry Crowne
I love Tom Hanks. I love his acting. I love his direction. I love the movies he writes. Such is the case with Larry Crowne, a decidedly silly and heartwarming romance featuring Hanks’ Crowne returning to school and falling for Julia Roberts’ community college professor Mercedes Tainot. Good work, Hanks: writing a romance with one…
Teach & Serve | Vol. 7 | No. 31 – THE TOOLBOX: Self Deprecation
Years ago, I was blessed to be in a position to hold seminars with groups of educators designed to discuss and build leadership skills both informally and formally, internally – for the individual and externally for the school. As we discussed leadership skills and qualities, we would talk about new tools being put in our…
Eduquote of the Week | 3.14.2022
As long as they are well-intentioned, mistakes are not a matter for shame, but for learning. Margaret Heffernan Women’s History Month
Teach & Serve | Vol. 7 | No. 30 – THE TOOLBOX: Pinch Hitting
Years ago, I was blessed to be in a position to hold seminars with groups of educators designed to discuss and build leadership skills both informally and formally, internally – for the individual and externally for the school. As we discussed leadership skills and qualities, we would talk about new tools being put in our…
Eduquote of the Week | 3.7.2022
Live boldly. Push yourself. Don’t settle. Jojo Moyes Women’s History Month