If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people. Chinese Proverb
Category: Jesuit Education
Teach & Serve II, No. 22 – One Song 2017
Teach & Serve II, No. 22 – One Song 2017 January 4, 2017 One of the greatest gifts of living in our society is that we are not all the same. And yet we are one. Stop me if you heard this one (and, if you read my blog last year, you did!): I love…
EduQuote of the Week: January 2 – 8, 2017
If you don’t play hard, they won’t let you in the huddle. Gary Kubiak
Teach & Serve II, No. 21 – A Few Highlighted Posts
Teach & Serve II, No. 21 A Few Highlighted Posts December 28, 2016 Reaching back for the last ten posts of the year… THE GIFT OF OUR WORK OPTIMISM IS A CHOICE DISAGREEMENT AND DIALOGUE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS and GAPS GIVE THANKS FOR THAT? PRINCIPLE or PRINCIPAL? NEGATIVE/POSITIVE HAVE A MISSION DON’T SHUT THE DOOR ON THE…
EduQuote of the Week: December 26, 2016 – January 1, 2017
The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and dissemination of the truth. John F. Kennedy
Teach & Serve II, No. 20 – The Gift of Our Work
Teach & Serve II, No. 20 – The Gift of Our Work December 21, 2016 Our work reaches beyond us. It reaches through time. It reaches into the future. This post will be published on the Wednesday prior to Christmas. Most likely, most teachers and administrators are done with their work today. Schools are about to…
EduQuote of the Week: December 19 – 25, 2016
God bless us, everyone. Charles Dickens
Teach & Serve II, No. 19 – Optimism Is a Choice
Teach & Serve II, No. 19 – Optimism Is a Choice December 14, 2016 If we, as teachers and leaders, do not project optimism about the work, do not project positivism about the road ahead, do not push ourselves to be our best selves, who else will? The days are short. The nights are long. For…
EduQuote of the Week: December 12 – 18, 2016
No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure. Emma Goldman
Teach & Serve II, No. 18 – Disagreement and Dialogue
Teach & Serve II, No. 18 – Disagreement and Dialogue December 7, 2016 It’s just so much easier to only consult yourself and it feels good. You are the leader. You have all the answers. Cue the swelling violins. Picture the scene if you will: it’s towards the end of a long day at the end…