For this last edition of 2019, here is the school year rundown of blogs, the Year in Review as it were… perhaps you missed something you may wish to review. The Gift of Our Work Land the Plane Intent vs. Impact Pride Praise You Like I Should First Responders Echo Chambers of Our Own Design…
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Teach & Serve IV, No. 20 | The Gift of Our Work
Teach & Serve IV, No. 20 The Gift of Our Work December 19, 2018 The work we do influences the world to come. It shapes society. It changes the world. Changes. The. World. That’s a gift worth receiving. It’s a gift worth sharing. We do not get tired of good Christmas songs. Well, I do…
Teach & Serve IV, No. 19 | Land the Plane
Teach & Serve IV, No. 19 Land the Plane December 12, 2018 There are times we are so in the middle of things, in the moment and in the midst, that we forget that we have to wrap things up, we forget to find a stopping point, we forget to land the plane. We are…
A Journal of the First Year | Nine
(L) 1994 (R) 2018 It is my intention to share some reflections on the highs, the lows, the excitement, the routine, the successes, the failures and everything in between which I experience the course of the next 10 – 12 months, my first months as a full-time principal of a high school. Writing this journal…
Teach & Serve IV, No. 18 | Intent vs. Impact, What Happens Next?
Teach & Serve IV, No. 18 Intent vs. Impact, What Happens Next? December 5, 2018 When impacts do not match up to intent, good leaders act again. Good leaders are aware that what they say does not always “land” how they intend it to land. If you are reading this blog you are likely an…
Teach & Serve IV, No. 17 | Pride
Teach & Serve IV, No. 17 Pride November 28, 2018 … leaders who wish to remain connected and close to their faculties, staffs and students should be careful. We know pride goeth before the fall. Pride. In order to be effective, leaders must have a healthy amount of pride and they must have a relatively substantial…
A Journal of the First Year | Eight
(L) 1994 (R) 2018 It is my intention to share some reflections on the highs, the lows, the excitement, the routine, the successes, the failures and everything in between which I experience the course of the next 10 – 12 months, my first months as a full-time principal of a high school. Writing this journal…
Teach & Serve IV, No. 16 | Praise You Like I Should
Teach & Serve IV, No. 16 Praise You Like I Should November 21, 2018 School leaders should be looking for people to praise, identifying opportunities to share their gratitude, searching out those who have done their schools, their staffs and their students service. School leaders should take time to say “thank you” and they should…
Teach & Serve IV, No. 15 | First Responders
Teach & Serve IV, No. 15 First Responders November 14, 2018 Good educators pay attention to the tenor of their classrooms or meetings, they perceive who is in crisis and try to assist them as they can, they react with kindness and compassion and love. For all manner of good reason, people venerate first responders,…
A Journal of the First Year | Seven
(L) 1994 (R) 2018 It is my intention to share some reflections on the highs, the lows, the excitement, the routine, the successes, the failures and everything in between which I experience the course of the next 10 – 12 months, my first months as a full-time principal of a high school. Writing this journal…