I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message. Steve Irwin
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Teach & Serve V, No. 35 | The Greater Fool
Teach & Serve V, No. 35 The Greater Fool April 1, 2020 It seems to me to refer to those people who are radicals, who are undaunted by conventional wisdom, who are fearless. It is April Fools Day. Obviously. I run hot and cold on April Fools Day. This year, in light of what the…
Eduquote of the Week | 3.30.20 | Women’s History Month
Life shrinks or expands in proportion with one’s courage. Anias Nin
Teach & Serve V, No. 34 | It Doesn’t Always Work
Teach & Serve V, No. 34 It Doesn’t Always Work March 25, 2020 We must speak truth – truth to colleagues, truth to power. We must do so offering suggestions and solutions, through-lines and conclusions and ways forward. The majority of the blogs I have composed for Teach & Serve reflect on or reference conditions…
Eduquote of the Week | 3.23.20 | Women’s History Month
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. Alice Walker
Teach & Serve V, No. 33 | Dissenting Opinions
Teach & Serve V, No. 33 Dissenting Opinions March 18, 2020 How a leader responds to dissent defines leadership. When decisions must be made, good leaders determine what to do based on each individual case, weighing the opinions of others as appropriate, considering precedent if necessary, proceeding confidently into each new area. Good leaders make…
Eduquote of the Week | 3.16.20 | Women’s History Month
There are some people who still feel threatened by strong women. That’s their problem. It’s not mine. Gloria Allred
Teach & Serve V, No. 32 | R-E-L-A-X
Teach & Serve V, No. 32 R-E-L-A-X March 11, 2020 Let’s take a moment. Let’s take a pause. Let’s take a break. Simple message today: R-E-L-A-X. Really, that’s it. Relax. It is early March. Spring Break is a few days away (at least for me) and the end of the school year feels as though…
Eduquote of the Week | 3.9.20 | Women’s History Month
My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent. Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Teach & Serve V, No. 31 | Guys? And Other Difficult Adjustments
Teach & Serve V, No. 31 Guys? And Other Difficult Adjustments March 4, 2020 I try to choose my words very carefully when I communicate in print, in digital form, in person. I try to think critically about the words I use. I am a high school principal. My school’s website tells me so. This…