The Journal presents my weekly reflections on being a private, Catholic school principal during what promises to be a year filled with energy, excitement, challenges and possibilities… … these moments of connection, of sitting face-to-face, of learning are powerful, are formative, are motivating. One of the spring rituals I both look forward to and dread…
Category: High School
Teach & Serve | Vol. 6 | No. 33 – Shake the Dust
The Journal presents my weekly reflections on being a private, Catholic school principal during what promises to be a year filled with energy, excitement, challenges and possibilities… I need to begin to shake the dust of this year from my sandals. A full week into April, it is hard to deny that the end of…
Teach & Serve | Vol. 6 | No. 32 – See the Greater Good
The Journal presents my weekly reflections on being a private, Catholic school principal during what promises to be a year filled with energy, excitement, challenges and possibilities… I, like most in education, have told students “no,” more than I ever have in the past. I have looked students in the eyes in the midst of…
Teach & Serve | Vol. 6 | No. 31 – Apply the Brakes, Just a Bit
The Journal presents my weekly reflections on being a private, Catholic school principal during what promises to be a year filled with energy, excitement, challenges and possibilities… … we cannot in the next two-and-a-half months of the school year pack nine months worth of life. We cannot live an entire year in this timeframe. This…
Teach & Serve | Vol. 6 | No. 30 – A Personal Challenge
The Journal presents my weekly reflections on being a private, Catholic school principal during what promises to be a year filled with energy, excitement, challenges and possibilities… … all three of my mentors – these inspirations in my life – have shared a consistent theme repeatedly: take breaks and take care. I have a mentor….
Teach & Serve | Vol. 6 | No. 29 – Women of Power
The Journal presents my weekly reflections on being a private, Catholic school principal during what promises to be a year filled with energy, excitement, challenges and possibilities… I am struck and frightened by the notion of how little I would be, how much less I would be, how lost I would be without the women…
Teach & Serve | Vol. 6 | No. 28 – Monolith
The Journal presents my weekly reflections on being a private, Catholic school principal during what promises to be a year filled with energy, excitement, challenges and possibilities… The ironclad idea that some seem to hold that their opinion is shared by everyone has been a stark reality this year. Call it group think, call it…
Teach & Serve | Vol. 6 | No. 27 – Ingenuity
The Journal presents my weekly reflections on being a private, Catholic school principal during what promises to be a year filled with energy, excitement, challenges and possibilities… Last spring, we heard a lot about teachers being heroes but we’ve lost that narrative thread of late. That’s okay. Most educators did not choose their vocations to…
Teach & Serve | Vol. 6 | No. 26 – The Best Bad Idea
The Journal presents my weekly reflections on being a private, Catholic school principal during what promises to be a year filled with energy, excitement, challenges and possibilities… The best bad ideas are what we need to continue to implement to get through this pandemic. The pandemic year has forced decisions on school leaders in a…
Teach & Serve | Vol. 6 | No. 25 – History? It’s Happening Now
The Journal presents my weekly reflections on being a private, Catholic school principal during what promises to be a year filled with energy, excitement, challenges and possibilities… As educators, part of our responsibility going forward will be to document this history. To memorialize it. To learn from it. The calendar is moving towards what promises…