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Why is it so hard to take a break from work?
Did you eat Thanksgiving for lunch or dinner? For me it was dinner, and boy did I eat way too much turkey. By the time we got home from the feast at a friends house I felt like I had to be rolled into bed. I think I’ve learned that it makes a big difference if you celebrate Thanksgiving in the afternoon or evening. By the time I rolled out of bed this morning I could tell that I would be walking a little slower today. I...
Should Schools be Teaching Kids Coding?
Everyone seems to think so! No doubt there are a ton of interesting skills like problem solving and collaboration that are developed through coding, but does that justify the call for everyone to learn to code? I’m not so sure, but I’m sure many would disagree with me. Still depending on what demographic of students you teach, I wonder whether coding is worth it? Why do I think this? Well it seems that because of the...
How’s Your Elevator Pitch?
I don’t ride in too many elevators these days. If you’re in the education world this is probably the same for you too, so the idea of the elevator pitch might be a little foreign. For review, the idea originates from the practice of pitching your great idea to someone of importance, if you ever happen to be riding in an elevator together…so approximately 30 to 60 seconds. Of course, you don’t need to be in...
The Unlikely Writer-Why I Blog and Why You Should Too
There’s little in my background as a student that would ever suggest I’d enjoy writing and one day write an almost daily blog. As a child I hated writing and would avoid it at all costs. Like many boys, I had poor handwriting and despite a wild imagination would avoid illustrative language and instead just provide what was required…and sometimes less…Ok a lot of times less. So what changed? To put in another...
Do You Have What It Takes?
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it takes to be a principal and even more so about what it takes to be a high performing leader (dare I say a level 5 leader). So naturally, I drift to the thought, “do I have what it takes?” One of my favorite, I mean absolutely favorite quotes is from Michael Fullan when he says, “collaborative cultures rarely select newcomers only on the basis of their personal...
A Lid to Learning
Earlier this week I had a chance to connect with a head of school I really respect in Shanghai. We’re preparing for an upcoming presentation together at the EARCOS conference in Malaysia. I asked him a few questions about his leadership philosophy and one thing that stood out to me was the statement that “a leader must constantly be learning and developing, otherwise they’ll stifle the learning of the others in the...
