February 6th 2012
Today, as I was reading this goal, I thought about a question I was asked recently … “If you were to walk away from this job, what is the greatest experience you would take with you?” (Of course, I am now paraphrasing … Even though Shelly is talking about teaching – and I have so [...]
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November 14th 2011
As you can see, I have had very little time to blog this month. (I haven’t even posted my top 5 blog posts due to my lack of time.) So, today, I must admit I was inspired by Lisa Dabbs “Mentoring Mondays.” As a full-release mentor, I find myself put in a position often where [...]
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October 2nd 2011
I can’t believe it is already October, 2011. This year is off to a fast start. So, what I have I learned from the world of educators this month … 1. “You Matter” posted by Doug — Off the record. This post features a Tedx Video presentation by Angela Maiers (@AngelaMaiers) where she [...]
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May 11th 2011
You don’t really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around – and why his parents will always wave back. ~William D. Tammeus Many people have commented on raising teenagers throughout the ages. Lately, with the rise and fall of a focus on [...]
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March 31st 2011
In following David Dodgson‘s idea, that I discovered via Naomi Epstein‘s tweet, I “CLOUDED” my website and discovered some very interesting insights. To begin with, I didn’t get the results that I expected. What does it tell you about the content of your writing? I find it interesting that the most repeated words in my [...]
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February 23rd 2011
Goal 10: Plant a Seed of Belief #30Goals Sherry Terrell tells this story to explain the importance of this goal. While in a college course, she remembered a professor saying, “There will always be that kid that you just can’t reach.” She continues to describe how this philosophy broke her heart. This goal is intended [...]
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