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 them back up in a short few weeks. We have time to decide what we…
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Teach & Serve V, No. 18 | Persistence
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 – almost the same in August as they are in December as they are in May….
Teach & Serve V, No. 17 | Share Thanks, Liberally
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 the amount of effort it takes to keep a school up-and-running. When I consider it,…
Teach & Serve V, No. 16 | Unexpected Gratefulness
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 United States, our thoughts, hopefully, turn to those things for which we are grateful: family,…
Teach & Serve V, No. 15 | Embrace the Expectation
Teach & Serve V, No. 15 Embrace the Expectation November 13, 2019 … to lead is to serve. To serve is to support. Anything else distracts from our central call as leaders. Let us begin this blog with a statement which, I admit, may or may not be true: It is harder now than ever…
Teach & Serve V, No. 14 | You Can Never Tell
Teach & Serve V, No. 14 You Can Never Tell November 6, 2019 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…
Teach & Serve V, No. 13 | You Know What’s Really Scary?
Teach & Serve V, No. 13 You Know What’s Really Scary? October 30, 2019 I am frightened that we in education are all too often tied up in how difficult or work is or by the hurdles we face or with the challenges ahead that we forget what we can do and what we can…
Teach & Serve V, No. 12 | The Highest Duty
Teach & Serve V, No. 12 The Highest Duty October 23, 2019 … to lead is to serve. To serve is to support. Anything else distracts from our central call as leaders. I firmly believe that the best leaders serve those they lead just as the best teachers understand they work in service of their…
Teach & Serve V, No. 11 | When We Are “On”
Teach & Serve V, No. 11 When We Are “On” October 16, 2019 Being “on” is a professional hazard for those of us who work at schools. Whether it is in the parking lots of our buildings or at Target or at a concert, as soon as we run into members of our community –…
Teach & Serve V, No. 10 | It’s Not What They Think, It’s How They Think
Teach & Serve V, No. 10 It’s Not What They Think, It’s How They Think October 9, 2019 “Lead them to knowledge, yes. Hone their skills for sure. But, please, please, please, teach them what to do with what they learn. Teach them how to think.” I had a revelation one afternoon when I was talking with a new…