Feb

28

Hurry Up and Slow Down

February 28, 2007 | 1 Comment

Went to read Educational Discourse recently, after a couple of well-written and thoughtful comments on this blog by Principal Kelly. He writes as follows,
Really, we, as educators, live in a world of dichotomy – where one part of our world is moving so quickly it takes our breath away while the other side hardly seems to move [...]

Feb

27

Teacher’s Rule or Principal’s Rule?

February 27, 2007 | 13 Comments

As the high school principal, I feel personally responsible for everything that happens in our building. Everything. So what to do, and I KNOW every principal will relate to this post, when teachers have complaints about school rules?
Let’s use cell phones and MP3 players for an example. (And readers who spend their days in G-Town [...]

Feb

27

Teachers Gain by Blogging First

February 27, 2007 | 2 Comments

Here’s another thing that  struck me about Will Richardson’s post the other day. I guess it was Will’s last question that led me again down a road I’ve been traveling for a few weeks. Will was talking about the emotional side of online learning and he says,
And why we need to teach our kids how to build [...]

Feb

26

Teenagers Talking

February 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Go and read The Emotional Side of Self Learning over at Will Richardson’s Weblogg-ed. It’s a great post about how our students cope with the information they gather as self learners online. Will links to Rob Mancabelli at Educational Thinking who says,

At my session on the Changing Role of the Teacher, one of the participants [...]

Feb

25

Are We There Yet?

February 25, 2007 | 10 Comments

Yesterday I posted about invitations that are coming my way based on my work on this blog. Miguel, Brian, Chris and Rick all comment in ways that show they get my question. Miguel and Brian mentioned the possibility that this could lead to something else, something bigger, something beyond principal or superintendent.
I don’t think there is anything bigger. For [...]

Feb

24

Does Blogging Lead to Other Opportunities?

February 24, 2007 | 10 Comments

February actually concludes eight months of blogging for me. I’m fairly certain that eight months of any practice cements it as a habit. If only I could incorporate exercise and healthy eating so firmly into my routines.
Something interesting is starting to occur and I’m not sure how to handle it. I’m beginning to receive invitations to [...]

Feb

16

Headed for the Black and Gold

February 16, 2007 | 3 Comments

We’re heading into our February break.  You know, the one I’ve written about before, the one that derails any momentum we may be gaining in the classroom after the week we had for Regents exams at the end of January. The week I am completely against and would prefer didn’t exist. But I’ve said all [...]

Feb

16

Don’t Blog With Students

February 16, 2007 | 5 Comments

It’s a mistake to ask teachers to blog with their students. It causes anxiety and worry about too many things. Teachers may worry that their own writing will be judged. They worry about inappropriate comments and linking to undesirable places and people. They also figure they don’t have anything to say.
That’s why I say “forget [...]

Feb

15

True Confessions of a High School Principal

February 15, 2007 | 4 Comments

Here’s a straight to the heart honest confession for you. Ready? Half the time I wonder if anything we’re evaluating, planning, changing, adding, and/or eliminating is really going to make a difference. The other half of the time, the time spent reading everything I can get my hands or mouse on, I’m more and more convinced we’re [...]

Feb

13

Dream Me Success

February 13, 2007 | 2 Comments

Let me dream for a moment. I’ve written before about initiatives in G-Town and our efforts to improve. As a fiscally responsible principal, I’ve always tried to make those changes with little impact to our budget. But now, with our Governor’s proposed increase to foundation aid, I’m really starting to think about how we could [...]

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