-
If this question is something you wonder about as a school leader, you might want to read Tony Schwartz and Christine Porathmay’s article, Why You Hate Work, in the New York Times (Sunday Review, May 30, 2014). The authors run the Energy Project, an organization that partners with organizations to help them “create workplaces that…
-
A deep sense of trust and cooperation are very important in good leadership. Simon Sinek gives a very interesting 11 minute TED talk on what it means to be a good leader, creating a culture of trust among those in your “tribe.” Definitely worth reflecting on his vision for leadership. What if we used his…
-
Some pieces to embrace over the next few weeks as you look to learn. Brain Pickings shared a simple, powerful piece from the book, Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience, written by E.B White. The piece entitled, E.B. White’s Beautiful Letter to a Man who had lost Faith in Humanity, brings home…
-
Pre-K programs, “preschool” or “junior kindergarten,” come different shapes and sizes. Understanding this structure helps to set the context for how complicated pre-K funding is in the United States. Programs in different cities, states, and around the country vary as to how they are funded, whether particular education standards are used to design programs, how…
-
Here is an interesting article in Huffington Post entitled, These 12 Awesome Schools Could Change the Way you Think about Public Education. 12 awesome schools! OK, but notice how different they are. These schools have accomplished what they are known for by finding a way to meet the needs of students they serve. So, why…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
