Teach & Serve V, No. 36 Is What I Am About To Do Helpful? April 8, 2020 We must be careful. We are leaders. We are public figures. And, no matter whether we believe it’s fair or not, we are held to a higher standard. When I think back to the almost thirty years I…
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Eduquote of the Week | 4.6.20
I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message. Steve Irwin
EduPop! – John Keating
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! Mr. John Keating Dead Poets Society Touchstone Pictures 1989 Though I have some issues with the end of the movie Dead Poets Society,…
Teach & Serve V, No. 35 | The Greater Fool
Teach & Serve V, No. 35 The Greater Fool April 1, 2020 It seems to me to refer to those people who are radicals, who are undaunted by conventional wisdom, who are fearless. It is April Fools Day. Obviously. I run hot and cold on April Fools Day. This year, in light of what the…
Eduquote of the Week | 3.30.20 | Women’s History Month
Life shrinks or expands in proportion with one’s courage. Anias Nin
Teach & Serve V, No. 34 | It Doesn’t Always Work
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…
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