I had a great conversation this week with a few leaders about teacher retention. Obviously, this is a hot-button topic right now. We are losing…
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I had a great conversation this week with a few leaders about teacher retention. Obviously, this is a hot-button topic right now. We are losing…
August 14, 1995. My first official day as a professional educator. Yes, I had done some substitute teaching, even a long-term gig, but this was…
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I got the job!!! I was so excited when the phone call came. Honestly, I felt that I’d crushed the interview and it was now…
Today’s blog is a little personal and little leadership related. Sometimes we need a break. Earlier this week I was the keynote speaker at a…
We boarded the plane in a very efficient manner and somehow we’d fully boarded 15 minutes prior to our scheduled departure. This NEVER happens –…
A bully is a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable, as someone they can coerce or put…
Evidence of a Burnout We hear frequently about losing teachers from the profession. I wrote recently about the high number of resignations in districts across…
I was a high school principal for many years and referred regularly to the final weeks of school as ‘time to land the plane’. Let’s…
While drinking my morning coffee and listening to the news, I heard it reported that my local area school district is stating their resignations from…