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 …
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 …
AWAKENER
Robert Frost once wrote, “I am not a teacher, but an awakener.” Awakening students to possibilities and to everything they can be, as well as equipping them with the necessary …
WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE?
Sincerity and humility of heart are to be observed by our students. Even if words aren’t articulated, students hear the “messages” we send out—loud and clear. Educators often express displaced …