Teach & Serve II, No. 22 – One Song 2017 January 4, 2017 One of the greatest gifts of living in our society is that we are not all the same. And yet we are one. Stop me if you heard this one (and, if you read my blog last year, you did!): I love…
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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. 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…
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,…
EduQuote of the Week: November 21 – November 27, 2016
If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily. Gerald Good
Teach & Serve II, No. 15 – Principle or Principal?
Teach & Serve II, No. 15 – Principle or Principal November 16, 2016 Excellent principals know when not to be principal When I was a kid (and I am sure I am not alone here), the spelling of “principal” was taught to me this way: “The principal is your ‘pal.’ That’s why when you spell the…