Monthly Archives: August 2024

Teaching is noble work. Teaching is praiseworthy work. Teaching is God’s work. Some things I have learned in 32 years in education: True. Also true. The “can be” operative in the above conclusions and the opposing truths indicate the duality … Continue reading →

This was the best education I ever got. “What is your goal for us?” or “what is your goal for the school?” or a variation of those interrogatives are fair questions to be asked of a principal new to her … Continue reading →

Please join me in this post for an annual tradition: the beginning of school playlist! Readers of the blog may remember that,  years ago, my good friend and educational leader Sean Gaillard (author of The Pepper Effect – great reading … Continue reading →

Doing some truly rough math (the only math I know how to do), I am confident in saying that I have written over 500 posts about education over the past nine years. This post officially begins the 10th year of … Continue reading →