Last week during our PLC meetings, I was able to share my thoughts about the importance of working together. When reflecting on those conversations, I was reminded of the old folktale, Stone Soup (you can read the story below). Stone Soup Once upon a time, somewhere in post-war Eastern Europe, there was a great famine … More Stone Soup
This weekend I ran a 10-mile race as part of the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon Miler Series. This was my third of three races preparing me for the mini-marathon in May. Each year, I try to relate my race experience to our jobs as educators. Over the last three years I have written about the … More Push Yourself
One of the hardest parts about being an educator is dealing with upset parents. Unfortunately, it is something that every educator has to deal with at some point in their career. I’m in my fifteenth year of education. Seven of those years, I have been in a position where I am in charge of discipline. … More The Three A’s
This weekend, my wife and I ran a 10-mile race as part of the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon Miler Series. This was our third of three races preparing us for the mini-marathon in May. Each year, I try to relate my race experience to our jobs as educators. The last two years, I have written … More Persistence
This weekend, I ran in a 10-mile race as part of the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon Miler Series. This was my third of three races preparing me for the mini-marathon in May. After this same race last year, I wrote a Monday Memo about the importance of finishing strong. This year, I want to talk about something … More Consistency
If you are like more than 50% of Americans, you started the new year by making a list of resolutions, or things that you wanted to change or improve upon by the end of 2016. Did you know that less than 8% of the people who make resolutions actually achieve their goal? Why is that? … More One Word for 2016
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