Basic operating principles are premises that we have about the world and how we fit into the world. It’s amazing how we become inspired when we witness, observe or hear …
BIRTHDAYS ARE AWESOME!
Today is my birthday! Honestly, I’ve had a few in my life (written with a guttural chuckle). I don’t know about your birthdays, but ever since I married my wife …
POSITIVE MINDSET
Just last week, I was collaborating with a certificated staff member and strategizing next steps for a particular academic intervention cohort. In the midst of the conversation she stated what …
POVERTY MINDSET
According to educator and author of over 30 books, Eric Jensen, the new reality and the new normal in America, is poverty. Jensen writes that forty percent of all Americans …
TRANSFORMATION
Frank Schiro spent over 40 years of his life in the educational trenches and inspired his students to live transformed lives. Even in his retirement, Frank still helps kids. Recently, …
THREE QUESTIONS ABOUT CULTURE
AMAZON.COM In their book, Awaken the Learner, by co-authors Darrell Scott and Robert Marzano, there are three elements of culture that educators can use to cultivate a warm, inviting and …
BEING INTENTIONAL
AMAZON.COM In his book, The Lorax, Dr. Seuss writes: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” “You have brains in …
LABOR DAY
In 1894, in attempt to please the hard working people of America, President Grover Cleveland declared the first “Labor Day.” Today, Labor Day is a holiday that is typically viewed …
STOP-DOING LIST & TO-DO LIST
In his book, Good To Great, Jim Collins encourages leaders to develop a “stop-doing list” and make it just as substantive as the “to-do list.” There is no doubt that …
LIVE YOUR LEGACY…LEAVE YOUR LEGACY
I penned these thoughts in my journal the other day: “To live your legacy, you have to have a purpose. To leave your legacy, you’ve had to have lived your …