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What Do Principals Really Do?
Last week, this picture was shared with me on Twitter with the caption, "What do Principals really do?" The answer, of course, as shared by a first grade student,…
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Preparing for the Future
Over the years, I’ve heard many educators talking about preparing students for the future. They discuss getting students ready for next year or for middle school or for…
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A Week of Yes
I’ve written before about the Yes, If mentality: Starting today, what if you said YES for the entire week? If a student wants to try something new… Say…
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Build Your Truth
Inspired by Seth today. Every school community has a truth. Sometimes the truth is out in the open. (This is who we are.) Sometimes the truth is hidden…
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Lead with your Chin
Leading with one's chin refers to a boxer leaving his or her chin wide open and unprotected. It is considered a risk because it exposes the boxer. Leading with…
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Inherent Value
If a student is interested in learning something, there's inherently a value in that. So many times we dismiss what a student wants to learn because we consider it…
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What He Said
My morning did not go so well. From the moment I walked in, I was besieged with complaints, students having difficulty, phone calls I needed to return, and several…
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Long Term Implications
I work in a school with students who are seven and eight years old. I focus a majority of my time focusing on helping to meet the students' daily…
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Questions for Today
A Challenge for Monday: Write down five questions you want to reflect upon today. Think carefully about the questions and be sure to write them down. Allow your students…
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Joy is an Intervention
It’s such a simple phrase but I find it so powerful. Joy is an intervention. It’s so freeing. My friend, Dr. Mary Howard, wrote these words in a facebook…