I consider myself to be a caring leader. I am the middle school principal in the same community I grew up, live in a neighborhood that I spent many summer days playing baseball and other childhood games, and work with some teachers that served me as a young boy. These connections make leading and decision [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Are You Too Bossy?
Posted in Education on July 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Learning to Ride/Learning to Trust
Posted in Education on July 13, 2009 | 8 Comments »
My son turned five in May. To my chagrin, he has not learned to ride his bike without training wheels. There are many reasons (excuses) why I have been unable to teach him to ride his bike without training wheels. Come on, I’m a full time principal and my job and students take all of [...]
Do you Floss?
Posted in Education on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, I attended a curriculum conference and heard Jane E. Pollock, education researcher and author, share some personal and enlightening information.
Jane shared with our group that she hated going to the dentist. During a dental checkup, the hygienist asked her how often she flosses
her teeth. Before she could answer, the hygienist reminded her that [...]
