Tales of teachers and leaders, typically drawn from popular culture, sometimes drawn from the journey of life… To me, there is something special about hearing stories of excellent teachers and leaders. There is something about watching them do their thing. There is something about feeling their successes. There is something about tremendous teachers and brilliant…
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Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 2 | I am a Teacher | August 16, 2023
The names of those who have practiced my profession ring like a hall of fame for humanity – Clara Barton, Booker T. Washington, Buddha, Confucius, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Anne Sullivan, Moses, Saint Mother Teresa and Jesus. I have presented this poem many times, but the beginning of the school year cries out for its repetition….
Eduquote of the Week | 8.14.2023
No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again. Catherine Pulsifer
Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 1 | Soundtrack + Star Trek | August, 9, 2023
As I thought about this week’s Teach and Serve, the music I was considering for the soundtrack of this year was pushed from my mind as recent music filled my ears and my heart: the music from, perhaps you guessed it, a Star Trek episode. I have been a Star Trek fan for almost as…
Eduquote of the Week | 8.7.2023
A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in … delight and self-discovery. Sarah Ban Breathnach
Time Capsule | 5.25.2023 | You Changed My Life
Time Capsule reposts blogs from years past. In the eighth year of Teach & Serve, there are more than a few from which to choose! You Changed My Life Originally published in May 2020 Mid-May in schools is rife with many emotions. Teachers and administrators are ready to bid the year farewell and to get…
Teach and Serve | Vol. 8, No. 43 | It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, and It Still Does – FINAL POST of VOLUME 8
With the close of last school year, I completed my 30th campaign in education. Each of those years has been filled with joy and sorrow, challenges and successes, ups and downs and a ton of stories worth sharing. My (True) Life in Education Thus Far will detail 30 or so of those stories. I hope…
Eduquote of the Week | 5.22.2023
LIFE ISN’T PERFECT, ANY FAILURES YOU HAVE ARE ACTUALLY LEARNING MOMENTS. THEY TEACH US HOW TO GROW AND EVOLVE PHILLIPA SOO ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE EDUQUOTE OF THE WEEK WILL RETURN ON MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2023!
Teach and Serve | Vol. 8, No. 42 | Graduations
With the close of last school year, I completed my 30th campaign in education. Each of those years has been filled with joy and sorrow, challenges and successes, ups and downs and a ton of stories worth sharing. My (True) Life in Education Thus Far will detail 30 or so of those stories. I hope…
Eduquote of the Week | 5.15.2023
WHEN YOU LEARN SOMETHING FROM PEOPLE, OR FROM A CULTURE, YOU ACCEPT IT AS A GIFT, AND IT IS YOUR LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO PRESERVE IT AND BUILD ON IT. YO-YO MA ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE