Teach & Serve IV, No. 1 Temporal Landmarks August 8, 2018 Hopefully we are rested. Hopefully we are ready. Hopefully, we are excited. Let us embrace the moment because this moment – the start of the school year – has power. You cannot hold back the sea and you cannot hold back the beginning of…
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Teach & Serve IV | COMING NEXT WEEK!
Teach & Serve IV Coming Next Week August 8, 2018 Next Wednesday, Teach & Serve returns for another year. To get warmed up, presented again are my fifteen favorite teachers from fiction! No. 15: Mr. Miyagi Mr. Miyagi comes in at 15 for his dedication, his care of his students, his ability to push his them…
Superheroic Leadership Vol. 1 No. 20 – Wrap Up
Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 20 Wrap Up Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. Today marks the final edition of Superheroic Leadership. Hopefully, you have enjoyed some of the reflections here… and please revisit any you wish below!…
Teach & Serve III, No. 41 – You Changed My Life
Teach & Serve III, No. 41 – You Changed My Life May 23, 2018 This is the final edition of Teach & Serve for the 2017-2018 school year. Teach & Serve IV will begin next fall on 8.8.18 At some point in the journey of their lives your former students recognize what happened and many seek out past…
Teach & Serve III, No. 40 – The Final Thank You of the Year
Teach & Serve III, No. 40 – The Final Thank You of the Year May 16, 2018 Bottom line at this busy time of year: if you can only steal a moment to thank someone, to show your appreciation for one person on this list, make it yourself. You deserve it. Know that in your…
Superheroic Leadership Vol. 1 No. 19 – Favorite Fictional Teachers
Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 19 Favorite Fictional Teachers Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. During this Teacher Appreciation Week 2018, it seems appropriate that I revisit my personal list of the best fictional teachers. Here goes! Obi…
Teach & Serve III, No. 39 – Appreciation
Teach & Serve III, No. 39 – Appreciation May 9, 2018 To my teachers, professors, colleagues and friends: THANK YOU. You have given me the gift of education and that is a blessing I can never, ever fully repay. In the midst of Teacher Appreciation Week 2018, I am reminded, with more intentionality than I…
EduQuote of the Week: May 7 – 13, 2018
Teacher Appreciation Week If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in her or his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn’t want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence…
Teach & Serve III, No. 38 – The Competency Trap
Teach & Serve III, No. 38 – The Competency Trap May 2, 2018 At a minimum, professionals want to be regarded as at least competent in what they do, right? However, doing well in tasks that we do not desire, especially in roles we do not want to perpetually have, creates the conditions for the…
Superheroic Leadership Vol. 1 No. 18 – Avengers Forever!
Superheroic Leadership Vol. I * No. 18 Avengers Forever! Superheroic Leadership is a light-hearted examination of what superheroic figures have to teach about leadership and what I have learned from their adventures. This past week, acclaimed director James Cameron opined about the upcoming film Avengers: Infinity War “I’m hoping we’ll start getting Avenger fatigue here pretty…