In Dr. Duncan’s comments about Culture vs Climate (found right here) she references an observation from a student in class that revealed the non-inviting environment of the school. It was a real turn off for the parents.
Did you know there is an entire organization devoted to Invitational Education? I read the book with the same name [...]
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Invitational Education
November 3rd, 2009 3 Comments
Recharging the batteries!
July 28th, 2009 2 Comments
Teaching in the public schools is one of the most challenging and difficult professions there is. This summer we were interviewing prospective Masters Degree students and one of our candidates addressed the group regarding how difficult his new job as elementary teacher was. He said it was way more difficult than his previous position as policeman. [...]
Tags: pictures. Rockies · summer · summertime · vacation
Belated Mother’s Day Tribute
May 26th, 2009 1 Comment
I post this each year in honor of Mother’s Day. Unfortunately I realized a few days ago that I had forgotten to post it this year.
My mother passed away in 2000, leaving behind a wonderful tribute and family legacy. It seems appropriate to remember her even though Mother’s Day has passed by already.
When I was 8 [...]
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How was your experience in the private sector different from the public sector?
May 4th, 2009 1 Comment
Mamy educators who come into the profession after years in the private sector find it to be culture shock. Some of these difference are good, some of them are bad.
I am curious as to how you see these differences. Anyone out there that would like to comment on the differences between public and private enterprise?
If [...]
Tags: education · private sector · public sector
Overheard in Washington D.C.
April 30th, 2009 2 Comments
A good friend of mine, Dr. John Hill, Executive Director of the National Rural Education Association was recently in Washington D.C. to attend the AASA Legislative Advocacy Conference. The following is a summary of the sights and sounds during that trip.
On the Metro two military officials were discussing preparation of recruits:
“We have decentralized decision-making. Our 18 [...]
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The fourth R = Reflection
April 6th, 2009 No Comments
“Modern education does NOTHING to develop the pre-frontal cortex!” said Daniel J. Siegel of the Mindsight Institute while addressing a crowd of American Association of School Administrators (AASA) members in San Francisco this February.
He then went on to say that when you teach children the following 9 reflective skills they do better academically.
The reflective skills [...]
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Bad economy good for schools?
April 4th, 2009 No Comments
You’ll enjoy Michael Smith’s blog post here about why a bad economy is good for education. Counter-intuitive and funny too.
Check it out at Principal’s Page.
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Do you use blogs with your students?
April 2nd, 2009 No Comments
I was asked this week by a teacher how she might consider using a blog with her students. So what better forum to ask but to post the question on a blog!
While I have written about blogging in two different books this year (this one and then this one) I wrote them from the perspective of [...]
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Thoughts from Austria
March 24th, 2009 1 Comment
Here are a few things I think about as I ponder the remarkable history and culture from Europe as we toured the birthplace of Mozart today in Salzburg, Austria.
1. Could America be going down the wrong road with it’s emphasis on accountability to specific tests that do NOT address, history, culture and the arts? The sense [...]
Blogging live from Austria
March 24th, 2009 1 Comment
I am sitting in Salzburg, Austria looking out the window at the snow covered Alps. Today we toured Mozart’s birthplace and walked the streets of Salzburg. The sense of history overwhelms me. Seeing buildings that are 400 - 800 years old makes you realize how young America really is.
I saw a t-shirt this afternoon that [...]
