(Leaders) live in the present. They work in the now. They plan for the future. Leaders navigate waters both smooth and choppy. They encounter colleagues, students and parents at both their best and their worst. They inspire positive experiences. They are held responsible for negative ones. Leaders have histories. Leaders create histories. Leaders leave histories…
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Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 35 | Fail Better | April 17, 2024
… failure is as important as success … In recent years, a significant thread in educational research around achievement has emerged and it is something that, back when I was in “teacher school” we never discussed. As educators, the theory holds, we should encourage our students to fail. We should create conditions in which it…
Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 34 | It’s in the Doing that Things Get Done | April 10, 2024
Confession: I am a maker of lists. Confession: I am a maker of lists. When presented with a complex task which I know will eat up hours and the completion of which will take a significant amount of time, I get fired up when I chart out potential steps and timelines, chunk together the major…
Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 33 | Dissent | March 27, 2024
People disagree with their leaders. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. When decisions must be made, good leaders determine what to do based on each individual case, weighing the opinions of others as appropriate, considering precedent if necessary, proceeding confidently into each new area. Good leaders make decisions because decision making is part…
Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 32 | An All-Star Cast | March 20, 2024
Good leaders enable those around them to be an all-star cast I have written many times in the past about my affinity for movies. I love movies. Big movies. Small movies. Genre movies. All kinds of movies. And I love all star casts, the kinds of casts that leave an audience asking “how did they…
Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 31 | Followership and Leadership | March 6, 2024
… our followership, how we respond to those above us on the organizational chart, reveals much about our potential as leaders. Schools operate within hierarchical systems, where each individual, regardless of their role, is part of a structured chain of command. Teachers report to department chairs, department chairs to assistant principals, principals to presidents, and…
Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 30 | Gratitude and Fear | February 28, 2024
Gratitude opens the door to joy and abundance, whereas fear firmly closes those very doors. Throughout my life, and particularly in recent weeks, I have found myself reflecting on the many opportunities, both personal and professional, that I have been fortunate to experience. Most have nudged me out of my comfort zones, prompting me to…
EduQuote of the Week: May 28 – SUMMER, 2018
EduQuote Will Return This Fall! Let’s do what we love and do a lot of it. – Marc Jacobs
Superheroic Leadership Vol. 1 No. 20 – Wrap Up
Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 20 Wrap Up Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. Today marks the final edition of Superheroic Leadership. Hopefully, you have enjoyed some of the reflections here… and please revisit any you wish below!…
Teach & Serve III, No. 41 – You Changed My Life
Teach & Serve III, No. 41 – You Changed My Life May 23, 2018 This is the final edition of Teach & Serve for the 2017-2018 school year. Teach & Serve IV will begin next fall on 8.8.18 At some point in the journey of their lives your former students recognize what happened and many seek out past…