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…
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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
EduPop! – Professor McGonagall
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! Professor McGonagall The Harry Potter series Scholastic Books 1997 – 2007 Many things can be said of Professor McGonagall (so beautifully embodied in the…
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
EduPop! – Mallory O’Brien
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! Mallory O’Brien The West Wing NBC 1999 – 2006 In one of the most fun moments of the first season of The West…
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…
Eduquote of the Week | 3.2.20 | Women’s History Month
I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. Rosa Parks