Category Archives: Teacher

Teach & Serve V, No. 25 Half Speed January 22, 2020 Being a teacher is like playing playoff hockey. You have to have the courage of your convictions. If you do it half speed, you’re going to get hurt.  I … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 24 Teaching Lessons From An Unlikely Source January 15, 2020 My father, who professed a dislike of school and who I never heard anyone call “teacher” was one of the greatest teachers I ever had. … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 23 How Does This Help Our Students? January 8, 2020 Asking the question is not a tactic, but an essential framing of communication in a school, a way of calling to the fore what the … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 22 Got To Begin Again January 1, 2020 Let us begin this next part of our year opening the pages of a new ledger. We can do this. We can begin again… EVERGREEN POST In … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 21 MERRY CHRISTMAS! Year in Review December 25, 2019 Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! (And here are the blogs so far this year!) Temporal Landmarks Playlist 2019-2020 I Am a … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 20 The Gift of Our Work December 18, 2019 All of us as we creep up on Christmas Break can and should find a place to end things, no matter if we will pick them … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 19 Choose Your Ending When You Can December 11, 2019 All of us as we creep up on Christmas Break can and should find a place to end things, no matter if we will pick … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 18 Persistence December 4, 2019 When I think of the successful educators with whom I have worked, persistence is a key, shared quality they possess. They are calm, cool and collected. They are consistent – … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 17 Share Thanks, Liberally November 27, 2019 The reality is none of us can run our schools alone. It takes more than a village. It takes a community. EVERGREEN POST I am often amazed at … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 16 Unexpected Gratefulness November 20, 2019 Give thanks for the work. Give thanks for the kids. Give thanks for your colleagues. Give thanks for the challenges. As we gather next week for Thanksgiving in the … Continue reading →