Effective school leadership is a lonely voyage without collaborating partners. When a leader understands distributed leadership and emboldens a cadre of like-minded colleagues to use their knowledge and skills to advance a school mission, loneliness turns into camaraderie. A cadre … Continue reading
Inspired Principal + Teacher Cadre = Change Agency
To Stop Teacher Shortages and Attrition Pay More and Support Better
“Is the grass really greener elsewhere?”. Many teachers consider this question at several times in their careers. Actually, the question is not worded correctly. “Is the grass where I stand green enough for me now and for my future” is … Continue reading
Summer Is Time for Refreshing Teachers and Refreshing Lesson Plans
Before you teach last year’s lessons again, review, evaluate, and adjust. Schools do not provide time for this important work, so make it an August task. Your students will appreciate your efforts. Continue reading
Educating Problem Solvers
We get what we settle for, and today’s education creates Jeopardy players not problem solvers. We need mandates that make problem solving a school curriculum and grad requirement. Continue reading
School Faces Once Etched Are Forever Memories
Time does not diminish the significance of childhood, school friends. Their faces, personalities, and good traits are indelibly etched in our memory. Continue reading
Gifted Teachers Cause Indelible Effects
Exceptionally good teaching is a gift to a child. When it is taught by a gifted, an exceptionally good teacher, the gift has indelible effects. Continue reading
Loose the grads!
For decades we have turned to our youth, the next generation, to pay the price for our indiscretions. It is time now for our failed, elder leaders to vacate. They are responsible for our chaos and cannot change their stripes. Our future lives with our youth. Continue reading
Adult Hypocrisy About Children and Technology Knows No Bounds
We life in the technology epoch spending inordinate amounts of time on screen with devices. Hypocritical adults claim children spend too much time while not being circumspect about their own on-screen time. Continue reading
Cursive – If You Can’t Write It, You Can’t Read It. Let’s Write a Wrong.
Reading, writing and arithmetic does not mean reading, printing and arithmetic. It is time to teach children write in and read cursive again. Continue reading
Esprit de Corps Elevates Teacher Capacity to Cause All Children to Learn
Esprit de corps is real. Its fraternity and passion cause cadre groups to achieve high outcomes. It is a concept we celebrate because of its power to move educational needles. Continue reading