Category Archives: Leadership

Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 42 | Changed Lives | May 29, 2024

In the late May morass, we are likely to forget to acknowledge to ourselves that we have, in fact, changed lives. Late May in schools is rife with many emotions. Teachers and administrators are ready to bid the year farewell … Continue reading

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Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 41 | “You Can Succeed.” | May 22, 2024

…for the love of your students, remind them of this, repeat this, tell them this: “You can succeed.” Any way we look at the calendar, we must inevitably reach one conclusion: the calendar is winding down on the school year.  … Continue reading

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Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 39 | Bring the Funny | May 15, 2024

You know what they forgot? They forgot to bring the funny. There is a wonderful moment in the terrific show The West Wing when speech writers Sam Seaborn and Toby Ziegler are developing material for the President of the United … Continue reading

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Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 38 | How Do We Know? | May 8, 2024

Schools which are focused on the product and not the process are preparing students for a world that is long past. As we approach the end of this school year, the thoughts of many students turn ever more pressingly to … Continue reading

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Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 37 | Take a Walk | May 1, 2024

“I promise, if you need to, if you want to, I’ll walk the track with you,” he said. May 2024. Already. In schools, we have much to do, much we are asked to do and much that we take upon … Continue reading

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Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 36 | Let It Go | April 24, 2024

(Leaders) live in the present. They work in the now. They plan for the future. Leaders navigate waters both smooth and choppy. They encounter colleagues, students and parents at both their best and their worst. They inspire positive experiences. They … Continue reading

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Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 35 | Fail Better | April 17, 2024

… failure is as important as success … In recent years, a significant thread in educational research around achievement has emerged and it is something that, back when I was in “teacher school” we never discussed.  As educators, the theory … Continue reading

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Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 34 | It’s in the Doing that Things Get Done | April 10, 2024

Confession: I am a maker of lists. Confession: I am a maker of lists. When presented with a complex task which I know will eat up hours and the completion of which will take a significant amount of time, I … Continue reading

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Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 33 | Dissent | March 27, 2024

People disagree with their leaders. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. When decisions must be made, good leaders determine what to do based on each individual case, weighing the opinions of others as appropriate, considering precedent if necessary, … Continue reading

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Teach and Serve | Vol. 9, No. 32 | An All-Star Cast | March 20, 2024

Good leaders enable those around them to be an all-star cast I have written many times in the past about my affinity for movies. I love movies. Big movies. Small movies. Genre movies. All kinds of movies. And I love … Continue reading

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