Teach & Serve II, No. 21 A Few Highlighted Posts December 28, 2016 Reaching back for the last ten posts of the year… THE GIFT OF OUR WORK OPTIMISM IS A CHOICE DISAGREEMENT AND DIALOGUE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS and GAPS GIVE THANKS FOR THAT? PRINCIPLE or PRINCIPAL? NEGATIVE/POSITIVE HAVE A MISSION DON’T SHUT THE DOOR ON THE…
Tag: Ignatian Education
EduQuote of the Week: December 26, 2016 – January 1, 2017
The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and dissemination of the truth. John F. Kennedy
Teach & Serve II, No. 20 – The Gift of Our Work
Teach & Serve II, No. 20 – The Gift of Our Work December 21, 2016 Our work reaches beyond us. It reaches through time. It reaches into the future. This post will be published on the Wednesday prior to Christmas. Most likely, most teachers and administrators are done with their work today. Schools are about to…
Teach & Serve II, No. 19 – Optimism Is a Choice
Teach & Serve II, No. 19 – Optimism Is a Choice December 14, 2016 If we, as teachers and leaders, do not project optimism about the work, do not project positivism about the road ahead, do not push ourselves to be our best selves, who else will? The days are short. The nights are long. For…
EduQuote of the Week: December 12 – 18, 2016
No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure. Emma Goldman
Teach & Serve II, No. 18 – Disagreement and Dialogue
Teach & Serve II, No. 18 – Disagreement and Dialogue December 7, 2016 It’s just so much easier to only consult yourself and it feels good. You are the leader. You have all the answers. Cue the swelling violins. Picture the scene if you will: it’s towards the end of a long day at the end…
EduQuote of the Week: December 5 – 11, 2016
Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know. Daniel Boorstin
Teach & Serve II, No. 17 – Questions, Answers and Gaps
Teach & Serve II, No. 17 – Questions, Answers and Gaps November 30, 2016 It’s just so much easier to only consult yourself and it feels good. You are the leader. You have all the answers. Cue the swelling violins. As educational leaders – classroom teachers or administrators or counselors or staff members – we sometimes…
EduQuote of the Week: November 28 – December 4, 2016
Learning is not by chance. It must be sought with ardor and diligence. Abigail Adams
Teach & Serve II, No. 16 – Give Thanks for THAT?
Teach & Serve II, No. 16 – Give Thanks for THAT? November 23, 2016 We work with kids, they are going to challenge us. More often than not, their challenges can be channeled (if we are skilled) into positive results. Give thanks. As we gather this week for Thanksgiving in the United States, our thoughts, hopefully,…