The Journal presents my weekly reflections on being a private, Catholic school principal during what promised to be a year filled with energy, excitement, challenges and possibilities… … there is a vocal “many” who are very willing to substitute their judgement for mine. They do not hesitate to question decisions. They do not hesitate to…
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Eduquote of the Week | 8.10.2020
Children must be taught how to think, not what to think. Margaret Mead
Teach & Serve | Vol. 6 | No. 1 – Playlist 2020-2021
… the playlist tradition continues. My specific criterion for selection: songs that make the playlist give me all the feels and/or the lyrics of the song resonate with me. Overall, the selections move me, inspire me and send me. They send me into a new year on the most positive of notes… pun intended. Putting…
Eduquote of the Week | 8.3.2020
Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me. Fred Rogers
EduPop! – School’s Out!
EduPop! will explore various representations of teachers and educators as they appear in media: novels, movies, television shows, music, etc. Some representations are wonderful, some terrible but all are presented for fun! School’s Out Alice Cooper Warner Bros Records 1972 Only one this to share today… (and I don’t think your school is out forever……
Teach & Serve V, No. 43 | Last Edition… It’s a Wrap
Teach & Serve V, No. 43 Last Edition… It’s a Wrap May 27, 2020 See you in the fall! What a long, strange year the last ten weeks have been… If you are a regular reader of Teach & Serve, thanks for being along for the ride! If you are new to the blog, please feel…
Eduquote of the Week | 5.25.20
Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. Carl Bard
Teach & Serve V, No. 42 | And Now, the End Is Near – Temporal Landmarks Bookended
Teach & Serve V, No. 42 And Now, the End Is Near – Temporal Landmarks Bookended May 20, 2020 Let us be confident as we stride into the summer. Let us congratulate ourselves on a race well run, a circle well drawn. EVERGREEN POST If you have been a reader of this blog all year,…
Eduquote of the Week | 5.18.20
How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. AA Milne
EduPop! – Annalise Keating (How to Get Away with Murder)
EduPop! will explore various representations of teachers and educators as they appear in media: novels, movies, television shows, music, etc. Some representations are wonderful, some terrible but all are presented for fun! Annalise Keating How to Get Away with Murder ABC Television 2014 – 2020 Lie to your students. Manipulate them. Control them. Lord your…