Category Archives: Teacher

Teach & Serve V, No. 39 Expectations Change – Get Used To It April 29, 2020 If you believe who you are when you started this work is who you will be ten, fifteen, twenty years into it or ten, … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 38 Buzz Aldrin’s Heart Rate April 22, 2020 … when I think of my heart rate when dealing with the situations and challenges of the last months of changing the status quo for school… and … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 37 Which Hours Are Yours, Especially NOW? April 15, 2020 … as you contemplate what is important for your students to do in this Stay at Home environment as the days have turned into weeks … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 36 Is What I Am About To Do Helpful? April 8, 2020 We must be careful. We are leaders. We are public figures. And, no matter whether we believe it’s fair or not, we are … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 35 The Greater Fool April 1, 2020 It seems to me to refer to those people who are radicals, who are undaunted by conventional wisdom, who are fearless. It is April Fools Day. Obviously.  I … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 34 It Doesn’t Always Work March 25, 2020 We must speak truth – truth to colleagues, truth to power. We must do so offering suggestions and solutions, through-lines and conclusions and ways forward. The majority … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 33 Dissenting Opinions March 18, 2020 How a leader responds to dissent defines leadership. When decisions must be made, good leaders determine what to do based on each individual case, weighing the opinions of others … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 32 R-E-L-A-X March 11, 2020 Let’s take a moment. Let’s take a pause. Let’s take a break. Simple message today: R-E-L-A-X. Really, that’s it. Relax.  It is early March. Spring Break is a few days … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 31 Guys? And Other Difficult Adjustments March 4, 2020 I try to choose my words very carefully when I communicate in print, in digital form, in person. I try to think critically about the words … Continue reading →

Teach & Serve V, No. 30 One-on-One February 26, 2020 There are times that we as teachers and administrators feel we must “grab” someone as we see them – in the hallway or at lunch or the like – because … Continue reading →