Teach & Serve II, No. 5 – Explore. Seek Out. Go Boldly. September 7, 2016 Isn’t that what we want our students to become? Explorers? Don’t we want them to be seekers? And are we really doing our best by them if we aren’t inspiring them to go boldly? Teachers, listen up. Here is a quick…
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Teach & Serve II, No. 4 – Fight the System
Teach & Serve II, No. 4 – Fight the System August 31, 2016 Because we often venerate those who came before us in our institutions, we tend to venerate the systems they created right along with them. We sometimes talk about “human systems” – the architecture of people who live and work and journey together. These human…
Teach & Serve II, No. 3 – One Thing at a Time, Not Everything All at Once
Teach & Serve II, No. 3 – One Thing at a Time, Not Everything All at Once August 24, 2016 Don’t ignore. Don’t demolish. Work the problem. Work it piece-by-piece. No matter what subject we teach, we think it parts, not wholes. Take US History for example: when history teachers begin the year, they know where they have…
Teach & Serve II, No. 2 – Playlist 2016-2017
Teach & Serve II, No. 2 – Playlist 2016-2017 August 17, 2016 As I don’t work in school settings anymore, I have adapted some of these rituals. I still rearrange my offices – if only the memorabilia on the walls and shelves. I still move the furniture. And I still put together the playlist. I worked in…
Teach & Serve No. 41 – Thresholds
Teach & Serve No. 41 * May 25, 2016 Related Content from And There Came A Day: Teach & Serve No. 40 – You Changed My Life Teach & Serve No. 39 – I Love Trouble Teach & Serve No. 38 – May the Fourth and Other Teachings from a Galaxy Far, Far Away Teach &…
Teach & Serve No. 38 – May the Fourth and Other Teachings from a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Teach & Serve No. 38 * May 4, 2016 Related Content from And There Came A Day: Teach & Serve No. 37 – Cool It Teach & Serve No. 36 – Do I Engage the Mission Every Day? Teach & Serve No. 35 – We Should Be Aware of Confidentiality, But Not in the Way One…
Teach & Serve No. 37 – Cool It
Teach & Serve No. 37 * April 27, 2016 Related Content from And There Came A Day: Teach & Serve No. 36 – Do I Engage the Mission Every Day? Teach & Serve No. 35 – We Should Be Aware of Confidentiality, But Not in the Way One Might Think Teach & Serve No. 34 –…
Teach & Serve No. 35 – We Should Be Aware of Confidentiality, But Not in the Way One Might Think
Teach & Serve No. 35 * April 13, 2016 Related Content from And There Came A Day: Teach & Serve No. 34 – Good and Great; Life and Death Teach & Serve No. 33 – Spring Break Teach & Serve No. 32 – Emboldened by the Homilies, Embarrassed in the Hallways Teach & Serve No. 31…
EduQuote of the Week: April 11 – 19, 2016
If someone is going down the wrong road, they don’t need motivation to speed up. What they needs is education to turn around. – Jim Rohn
Teach & Serve No. 34 – Good and Great; Life and Death
Teach & Serve No. 34 * April 6, 2016 Related Content from And There Came A Day: Teach & Serve No. 33 – Spring Break Teach & Serve No. 32 – Emboldened by the Homilies, Embarrassed in the Hallways Teach & Serve No. 31 – The Most Interesting Educator Teach & Serve No. 30 – Raise All…