Monthly Archives: October 2024

Teach and Serve | Vol. 10, No. 13 | The Horror of Education | October 30, 2024

…the horror of education … is ALWAYS met by ordinary folks doing extraordinary things. It is Halloween Week. This is the 13th installment of this volume of the blog. These are two signs of mystic and dreadful portent. EEk! This … Continue reading

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Eduquote of the Week | 10.28.2024

We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones. Stephen King

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Teach and Serve | Vol. 10, No. 12 | Succession | October 23, 2024

If you have hired well, terrific. If you have not, oh boy. I watched the first three seasons of the shocking, smash hit Succession and hung in until it got to be just a bit much for me. It seems … Continue reading

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Eduquote of the Week | 10.21.2024

True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. C.S. Lewis

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Teach and Serve | Vol. 10, No. 11 | All Things to No People | October 16, 2024

… the hard things typically involve disappointing others or letting others down. These are the hardest things for me. I liked to be liked. This may be my most defining characteristic. In my personal life and in my professional life, … Continue reading

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Eduquote of the Week | 10.14.2024

The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace. Carlos Santana

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Teach and Serve | Vol. 10, No. 10 | The Facultones | October 9, 2024

…the goal was simply to have fun… I have served on many, many committees in my 30 plus years in education, some compulsory (new teacher cohorts), some formal (task forces, department chair teams, focus groups), and some informal (collections of … Continue reading

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Eduquote of the Week | 10.7.2024

We must be impatient for change. Let us remember that our voice is a precious gift and we must use it. Claudia Flores

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Teach and Serve | Vol. 10, No. 9 | Cell Phones | October 2, 2024

Cell phones. Students should be allowed to have them on their persons in school. This past spring, as I was sitting with faculty members for end of year conversations, I was asked, point blank, where I stood on cell phones … Continue reading

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