The Journal presents my weekly reflections on being a private, Catholic school principal during what promised to be a year filled with energy, excitement, challenges and possibilities… As a leader, part of what I want to do is minimize the stresses with which our professional staff contends. I want to level the ground for them….
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Eduquote of the Week | 9.14.2020
Every child deserves a champion—an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be. Rita Pierson
Teach & Serve | Vol. 6 | No. 6 – The Journal: A Common Frame of Reference
The Journal presents my weekly reflections on being a private, Catholic school principal during what promised to be a year filled with energy, excitement, challenges and possibilities… … that has become, for me, the key to trying to understand the dynamics currenlty at play and the central question is this: when we disagree, do we…
Eduquote of the Week | 9.7.2020
Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace. Confucius
The Vault, No. 4 | Climate Control
The Vault presents prior posts from Teach & Serve. Climate Control I will not buy another house that does not have air conditioning. This is a first world demand, to be sure, but it is a very real one for me. After living in homes with air conditioning and without when the family next moves…
Teach & Serve | Vol. 6 | No. 5 – The Journal: We Have Never Worked Harder
The Journal presents my weekly reflections on being a private, Catholic school principal during what promised to be a year filled with energy, excitement, challenges and possibilities… Whatever analogy chosen to express the work educators face this year is lacking. I heard on the radio yesterday someone refer to September 1 as March 77th and…
Eduquote of the Week | 8.31.2020
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
Teach & Serve | Vol. 6 | No. 4 – The Journal: The Great Unknown
The Journal presents my weekly reflections on being a private, Catholic school principal during what promised to be a year filled with energy, excitement, challenges and possibilities… Primarily, educators like to know what’s coming at them so they can be ready. Enter the 2020-2021 school year. In my almost 30 year experience of working in…
Eduquote of the Week | 8.24.2020
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela
The Vault, No. 2 | Contentional Leadership
The Vault presents prior posts from Teach & Serve. Contentional Leadership Though it might be hard to believe, there truly are some leaders who believe that the best way to motivate, inspire and stimulate the people with whom they work is by intentionally putting them in opposition to one another. Leaders such as this thrive…