Teach & Serve II, No. 29 – Leadering: Knowing Oneself February 22, 2017 People who do not wish to know themselves this well typically do not make effective leaders or, rather, they are not as effective leaders as they could be. Over the course of the next few weeks, Teach & Serve will be discussing “leadering”…
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EduQuote of the Week: February 20 – 26, 2017
“Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes,” he said, his voice rising as applause and cheers mounted. “Shake it off. Stop complainin’. Stop grumblin’. Stop cryin’.” We are going to press on. We have work to do. President Barack Obama
Teach & Serve II, No. 28 – Leadering
Teach & Serve II, No. 28 – Leadering February 15, 2017 If you are a leader, reflecting on the steps which got you there is a good exercise. If you want to become a leader, considering the leadering activities that will get you there is just as healthy a pursuit. Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up…
EduQuote of the Week: February 13 – 19, 2017
Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated. Coretta Scott King
Teach & Serve II, No. 27 – You Never Can Tell
Teach & Serve II, No. 27 – You Never Can Tell February 8, 2017 A leader is challenged by something new, something for which no one planned. The leader looks at the team and says “we’re doing this.” Do yourself a favor: take 9 minutes and watch the video below. Here is a true story: Bruce…
EduQuote of the Week: February 6 – 12, 2017
Have a vision. Be demanding. General Colin Powell
Teach & Serve II, No. 26 – Expectations Change. Get Used to It.
Teach & Serve II, No. 26 – Expectations Change. Get Used to It. February 1, 2017 If we are not changing, looking for new ways to do things, for new ways to interact, to teach, to lead, then we are not suited for work in schools. There are all kinds of adages about change I…
EduQuote of the Week: January 30 – February 5, 2017
Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding. William Arthur Ward
Teach & Serve II, No. 25 – Conjunction Junction
Teach & Serve II, No. 25 – Conjunction Junction January 25, 2017 Author’s note: as a former teacher at an all boys school, writing a post wherein I used the word “but” over-and-over again did, in fact, make me smirk… go ahead and chuckle, but there’s hopefully a point here! In my position, I have the wonderful…
EduQuote of the Week: January 23 – 29, 2017
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