In the end, I don’t think it’s about what I did that matters the most. I think it’s about how I equipped people to do the work that they need to do that will have the biggest impact. … More #37: Q & A: What’s It Like to See Your Work Changed?
100 Posts in 100 Days This is the seventh, and final, post in a mini-series on lessons I learned from parents. Back in Post #21: Behind the Scenes: Developing 100 Posts in 100 Days, I noted that I was working on grouping my initial brainstorm list of topics into themes. Lessons learned from parents was… More #33: Notes on Lessons Learned from Parents
100 Posts in 100 Days This is the sixth in a series of blog posts about lessons learned from parents Characteristic of my last few posts, this one tells a story about a relationship with a mother. In many ways, this story is one of leadership and trusting myself, more than it is a story… More #32: “Lead Like Myself”
100 Posts in 100 Days This is the fifth in a series of blog posts about lessons learned from parents In my second school principalship, the demographics of my school were quite different from those of my first school. It was a smaller school, in a different district, in an upper-middle-class neighborhood. We had just… More #31: Do I Want to Be Right?
100 Posts in 100 Days This is the fourth in a series of blog posts about lessons learned from parents. During the pandemic, one of the podcasts I began to listen to regularly was Dare to Lead hosted by Brene Brown. At the end of each episode, she does a lightning round of questions with… More #30: The Fighting Spirit
100 Posts in 100 Days This is the third post in a mini-series about lessons learned from working with parents. When I earned and accepted my first principalship, it was in a school bearing some similarity to the one where I had first taught. It was a Title I elementary school in a suburban area… More #29: When “Best Practice” Failed
How one mom and I kept connected at the drive thru window. … More #28: Meeting at the Drive-Thru
100 Posts in 100 Days It’s the end of the school year, which brings many celebratory events and graduation. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve listened as speakers at student performances and sporting events have acknowledged and honored families for their support. Graduation on our campus is Saturday, May 28. Students will be proudly… More #27: Entrusted