I joked with my kids for years that they should absolutely not go into education. I called it a dead end career. But, if they had to, I told them not to teach English. That was the worst. I jokingly begged them not to follow in my or my wife’s footsteps. Don’t. Teach. I was,…
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Teach & Serve | Vol. 7 | No. 39 – THE TOOLBOX: Bring the Funny
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 | 5.9.2022
The power of visibility can never be underestimated. Margaret Cho Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Teach & Serve | Vol. 7 | No. 38 – THE TOOLBOX: Practicality
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 | 5.2.2022
Life isn’t perfect, any failures you have are actually learning moments. They teach us how to grow and evolve. Pillipa Soo Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
IntelliPop! | No. 20 – Dr. Henry Jones
Indiana Jones is a teacher. Enough said. We never know the influence we have… While culture tends to promulgate the “those who can, do, those who cannot, teach” idiocy, there are hundreds of examples of brilliance and impactful teachers in reality and in pop culture. Every-other-week this year, I will share my brief reflections on Smart…
Teach & Serve | Vol. 7 | No. 37 – THE TOOLBOX: Delegate
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 | 4.25.2022
People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. Rob Siltanen
Teach & Serve | Vol. 7 | No. 36 – THE TOOLBOX: Example
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 | 4.18.2022
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life….