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,…
Tag: Teaching
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…
EduQuote of the Week: November 14 – November 20, 2016
Education is what allows you to stand out. Ellen Ochoa
EduQuote of the Week: November 7 – November 13, 2016
Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government. Thomas Jefferson
Teach & Serve II, No. 13 – Have a Mission
Teach & Serve II, No. 13 – Have a Mission November 2, 2016 There’s a good question for the day: why are you in education? Let’s bracket something we (hopefully!) know: our jobs working with students, their families, our colleagues and fellow teachers in education are really wonderful. We are lucky to have them; blessed to…
EduQuote of the Week: October 31 – November 6, 2016
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein
Teach & Serve II, No. 12 – Don’t Shut the Door on the Library
Teach & Serve II, No. 12 – Don’t Shut the Door on the Library October 26, 2016 My concern is … simple: will people develop a love of reading without the physicality of the activity and without its accompanying shrines? I am so proud of my sister. She has been a children’s librarian for almost…
EduQuote of the Week: October 24 – October 30, 2016
You are always a student, never the master. You have to keep moving forward. Conrad Hall
Teach & Serve II, No. 11 – Failure Is an Option
Teach & Serve II, No. 11 – Failure Is an Option October 19, 2016 Failure, under the right circumstances, is good for us and good for our students. Apollo 13 is a wonderful movie. It has everything I love in film. It’s beautifully directed by Ron Howard, has a great cast featuring Tom Hanks, Gary Sinese, the Oscar…