Category Archives: Teacher

The Vault presents prior posts from Teach & Serve. Got to Begin Again – The Fresh Start Effect In the approach to this school year, I wrote about Temporal Landmarks, a concept I first discovered upon reading Daniel H. Pink’s … Continue reading →

The Vault presents prior posts from Teach & Serve. The Gift of Our Work We do not get tired of good Christmas songs. We look forward to their repetition each year. When beginning to compose a post for the week … Continue reading →

The Vault presents prior posts from Teach & Serve. When to Care, When Not to The work we do can be difficult. The spotlight we are under can be bright. The frying pans we dance in can be hotter than … Continue reading →

The Vault presents prior posts from Teach & Serve. Share Thanks, Liberally I am often amazed at the amount of effort it takes to keep a school up-and-running. When I consider it, I am in awe of the people power … Continue reading →

The Vault presents prior posts from Teach & Serve. Echo Chambers of Our Own Design Leaders can live strange lives and much of that has to do with the types of people with which they surround themselves. Confident, strong leaders … Continue reading →

The Vault presents prior posts from Teach & Serve. Hard to Recapture… Once a leader has seceded leadership by ceasing to perform the functions of good leadership, effective leadership is almost impossible to recapture. When a leader stops doing the … Continue reading →

The Vault presents prior posts from Teach & Serve. Intent vs. Impact, What Happens Next? If you are reading this blog you are likely an educational professional, a leader in a school. Every adult in a school is a leader … Continue reading →

The Vault presents prior posts from Teach & Serve. Integration How much of one’s personal life should an educational leader bring into the context of running a school? How much should a leader share and make known to the faculty … Continue reading →

The Vault presents prior posts from Teach & Serve. I Love Trouble Working in schools, we sometimes find ourselves in trouble, as it were. We find ourselves at odds with others. We find ourselves at loggerheads. We find ourselves emotionally … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →