Teach & Serve IV, No. 12 Incubators October 24, 2018 If one looks at the calendars of school leadership, department chairs, teachers and staff, one would find a significant number of meetings there on. Is this inherently a bad thing? I am not sure if a study has been done of how many meetings…
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EduQuote of the Week | 10.22.18
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. Joseph Chilton Pearce
Teach & Serve IV, No. 11 | Lane Eight
Teach & Serve IV, No. 11 Lane Eight October 17, 2018 Know their hopes and their fears. Know their weakness and their strengths. Know who they are and what they do. I was blessed to work with a talented administrator and friend for 20 years. He was the Dean of Students (the man in charge…
EduQuote of the Week | 10.15.18
Peace is not the product of terror or fear. Peace is not the silence of cemeteries. Peace is not the silent result of violent repression. Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the good of all. Peace is dynamism. Peace is generosity. It is right and it is duty. Saint Oscar Romero
A Journal of the First Year | Five
(L) 1994 (R) 2018 It is my intention to share some reflections on the highs, the lows, the excitement, the routine, the successes, the failures and everything in between which I experience the course of the next 10 – 12 months, my first months as a full-time principal of a high school. Writing this journal…
Teach & Serve IV, No. 10 | Supporting the Cast
Teach & Serve IV, No. 10 Supporting the Cast October 10, 2018 The cast of characters with whom we work in our schools is a diverse one and each and every member of it comes to “the office” with different concerns, different priorities and different needs. Of the many responsibilities educational leaders carry as part…
EduQuote of the Week | 10.8.18
Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. Winston Churchill
Teach & Serve IV, No. 9 | Take the Time
Teach & Serve IV, No. 9 Take the Time October 3, 2018 Why is she so successful in getting students to care about her and the subjects she teaches? Because she cares about them. Deeply. And she is not afraid to let them know it My wife is a high school teacher. A veteran. She…
EduQuote of the Week | 10.1.18
God’s compassion for you is greater than the troubles you have. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
A Journal of the First Year | Four
(L) 1994 (R) 2018 It is my intention to share some reflections on the highs, the lows, the excitement, the routine, the successes, the failures and everything in between which I experience the course of the next 10 – 12 months, my first months as a full-time principal of a high school. Writing this journal…