Monthly Archives: June 2014
June, July and August traditionally are down time for scho0ls. Summer vacation! “Schools out! Schools out! Teachers let the monkeys out.” Traditionally, classrooms go dark in the summer and teachers either assume summertime, non-school employment or settle into “kicked back … Continue reading
Adapting and Adopting: Necessary Skills When School Leadership ChangesThe shade of influence cast by the person at the top of the school district’s organizational chart is wide and deep. It does not matter if the organization is an immense urban school district or a compact rural district. The … Continue reading
Teacher Talent: Egads! Only 7% of Teacher Prep Programs Earn High Quality StatusI like James Durbin’s commentary on a life’s many turns. “It is what it is. It is what you make it.” Durbin is a singer-song writer living and succeeding with Tourette syndrome. A bad public image is what it is. … Continue reading
The School Year: A Purchase of Time Not AchievementRight now, discard everything you have been told about why a school calendar is nine months long. Forget being told that the school calendar is matched to an agrarian lifestyle when children were needed as farm labor in the summer … Continue reading
Teacher Talent: Recognize and Honor Franchise TeachersFranchise teachers? They exist, but I cannot ever recall a public conversation about a franchise teacher. We accept that professional sports, high powered businesses, and medical and tech enterprises have franchise employees. The Green Bay Packers win or lose on … Continue reading