Because we typically trust the people with whom we have created said systems, we have trust in the systems themselves. Because we often venerate those who came before us in our institutions, we tend to venerate the systems they created right along with them. We sometimes talk about “human systems” – the architecture of people…
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Eduquote of the Week | 8.28.2023
The individual who says it is not possible should move out of the way of those doing it. Tricia Cunningham
Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 3 | Painting | August 23, 2023
The work of an educator is wonderful, to be sure, but it can feel Sisyphean. I have been a high school teacher and administrator for over three decades. Before I was an administrator and my responsibilities required me to work during the summers, I would always find a temporary position with the school to make…
Eduquote of the Week | 8.21.2023
There will always be hurdles in life, but if you want to achieve a goal, you must continue. Malala Yousafzai
EduPopCation | Vol. 1, No. 1 | Prelection
Tales of teachers and leaders, typically drawn from popular culture, sometimes drawn from the journey of life… To me, there is something special about hearing stories of excellent teachers and leaders. There is something about watching them do their thing. There is something about feeling their successes. There is something about tremendous teachers and brilliant…
Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 2 | I am a Teacher | August 16, 2023
The names of those who have practiced my profession ring like a hall of fame for humanity – Clara Barton, Booker T. Washington, Buddha, Confucius, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Anne Sullivan, Moses, Saint Mother Teresa and Jesus. I have presented this poem many times, but the beginning of the school year cries out for its repetition….
Eduquote of the Week | 8.14.2023
No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again. Catherine Pulsifer
Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 1 | Soundtrack + Star Trek | August, 9, 2023
As I thought about this week’s Teach and Serve, the music I was considering for the soundtrack of this year was pushed from my mind as recent music filled my ears and my heart: the music from, perhaps you guessed it, a Star Trek episode. I have been a Star Trek fan for almost as…
Eduquote of the Week | 8.7.2023
A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in … delight and self-discovery. Sarah Ban Breathnach
Eduquote of the Week | 5.22.2023
LIFE ISN’T PERFECT, ANY FAILURES YOU HAVE ARE ACTUALLY LEARNING MOMENTS. THEY TEACH US HOW TO GROW AND EVOLVE PHILLIPA SOO ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE EDUQUOTE OF THE WEEK WILL RETURN ON MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2023!