The Sun Will Come Up Tomorrow
So, thanks for coming. And thanks for putting up with my recycled video of my YouTube career. As an educational leader during this interminable pandemic I think we all find ourselves running out of new material at least once in awhile…but I promise to do better. Remember, we practice a growth mindset here. Although I …. Read More
Serenity Now? Soon?
I think I live in the eye of a hurricane. And I love the calm I find here in the eye of the hurricane. And I love stretching metaphors well beyond their intended usage. So bear with me. If you can manage your way through the piles of chrome book zoom doom clutter, Amazon …. Read More
Guiding Hand
When all hell breaks loose, like a crazy school cafeteria with no one in control (before the one teacher who instills fear arrives), or a hallway of writhing, wiggling, whacking, sweaty and jostling adolescent torrent of terror after recess, or when water is flowing freely through your kitchen light fixtures because someone decided to use …. Read More
A Principal’s View from Home
I am filled with gratitude and clarity because of a gift from Mimi who passed on in early October. As she was the real Principal Caregiver for my children from birth til Covid’s March, when due to her valiant battle with pancreatic cancer she was quarantined and we had to begin to learn to take …. Read More
Pizza
Can Pizza be any more important than right now…because pizza has so much power- to expose our vulnerabilities, satisfy cravings, and warm our hands with greasy comfort. As a teacher, especially those in special education right now you can appreciate the universally designed nature of pizza. Obvi, you can’t have FOOTBALL without the HUT, and …. Read More
Swing for the Fences
You win some. You lose some. The game of life never really changes. Each peak leads to another valley. Even the most exhilarating or devastating ocean wave of emotion, will wash away. What remains is the key. So as the Yankees fortunes swing from poor to powerful you maintain your balance. Your ability to withstand …. Read More
What do you see?
Staring straight ahead can be ridiculously monotonous. You can lose yourself in a virtual tunnel. You miss stuff. Looking down at your feet as they pound the pavement tracking dangers lurking over each bump and puddle ain’t much better. Searching for the slim sliver of perception that can give me the right mix of light, …. Read More
Here and Now
WIN. What is Important Now! Cute expression. But focusing on what needs to be done in the moment will push the past into the fading distance of the rear view mirror. And ignoring the looming hazards on the horizon ahead will lead me to enjoy the moment of now. Even if it means I have …. Read More
