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Why You Might Want Your Kids To Be DJs When They Grow Up
For most of us who teach or work in schools, we know that the traditional model of school goes a little like this: student sits, student listens, student works on something, student gives it to the teacher, teacher checks and grades it, student and teacher move onto the next unit. Of course, and thankfully, in more progressive schools a lot of this model has been upended to focus on learning and doing, but ultimately one thing that...
Have You Discovered the Sound of Silence?
I lost my headphones…or at least I’m not sure where I put them. No big deal, right? Except that I’m flying from Denver to Minneapolis and I’m surrounded by fellow travelers who are plugged in and entertained, sleeping, or some combination of both. So now that I’m entertainment-less on a plane it begs the question, when was the last time you took time to simply sit in silence? For most of us it’s a small pleasure we rarely take time...
Watch Out! There’s Somebody in Your Backseat!
Urban Legends are powerful and often frightening. Perhaps you’ve heard the story about the woman driving at night on the highway. After a quick stop at a gas station she became frightened when a semitruck driver suddenly began to drive directly behind her. To make matters worse, every few minutes the truck would flash its high-beams and honk its horn. Fearing for her safety the woman accelerated and prayed that she might quickly...
Does Your Job Match Your Job Description?
It’s spring, and that means recruitment season for most independent schools in the US. Of course for every position for which we recruit, we attach a job description outlining the various tasks and expectations. However, as I’ve meandered through various positions in a school from teacher to administrator, I find that nailing down a job description for an administrator to be laughably difficult....
One Simple Way to Improve Your Blog
If you’ve spent much time around Learn[ED]Leadership this past year, then you’re likely aware of the Learn[ED]Leadership Monthly (or so) Newsletter I publish. Between the newsletter popup, and the habitual “signup for my newsletter” closing sentence, you might start to get the feeling that I want you to sign up for our newsletter. However, what you might not be aware of is that in addition to the...
