My New Favorite Things
This Christmas has been my best ever and it’s not because of anything material that I received. It’s the best ever because of family. We had the pleasure of having our three kids, their partners, and...
View ArticleSomething to Work On…
“Be the change you want to see in others.” I have often used this Gandhi quote in presentations as it has a powerful message behind it. I have also tried to behave in accordance with the sentiments of...
View ArticleLearning From the Wisdom of Others
I am writing this post as I fly from Denver to Birmingham and my next opportunity to work with colleagues. Denver was the site of Colloquy 2013, which is the event that HMH organizes for the team that...
View Article“Everything Looks Like a Failure in the Middle”
I always struggled with the halfway point of the school year. It seemed like we were in that place where the early gains on our goals for the years happened so long ago and that the true fruits of our...
View ArticleLeaving Yorkton on a High Note (Having a Great Day)
I’m writing this as I sit in my hotel in Stockton having arrived a few minutes ago thereby completing the rare Yorkton-Stockton, same-day double. (As an aside I’d love to hear if anyone else has ever...
View ArticleReflections Of A Road Trip
On the road again - Just can’t wait to get on the road again. I don’t think I can fully endorse the sentiments that Willie Nelson expressed in his hit single, and a recent three week road trip that...
View ArticleDis-connect To Connect
One of my latest “bug bears” is the proliferation of people being plugged in. It seems to be at the detriment of their being connected to all that is going on around them. Many of you who know me also...
View ArticleI Am the Future
Being an educator is hard work. It is a profession driven by, and fueled by, passion. It demands the very best people, and the very best from those people. It requires change that reflects the changes...
View ArticleSeasons
To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under the sun. This opening line from an oft-quoted section of Ecclesiastes is resonating with me at this time of the year. I’ve been away from...
View ArticleRunning to Jog My Thoughts
I got home this weekend after a twenty-day road trip and was really looking forward to as much laziness as I could pack into the 28 hours I had in my house. I was reminded that I had agreed to …...
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