Beliefs, Behaviors, Experiences
Many years ago, I graduated from college and immediately began working as a long-term substitute teacher in an alternative school setting...
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PERMISSION TO BE GREAT
REFLECTIONS OF LIFE, LEADERSHIP, AND THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE
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We will never be the same...
The impact of COVID-19 has literally rocked our world. As this virus has rapidly spread, schools across the country have closed,...
Leadership Is...
When you hear the term leader, does the default setting in your mind go to same place that mine does? Many larger-than-life figures in...
Better Responses, Better Outcomes
Educators across the country have arrived to school for another year or will report to duty in the next week. I am entering my sixteenth...
The New Normal
I have written in the past about my mother and her horrific battle with metastatic breast cancer. My mother passed away on September 1...
Who's Your Tom Danner?
This post discusses an educator who has made a difference in the lives of so many through empathy, compassion, heart, intensity, and class.
Setting the Tone
It was more than 33 years ago, but I remember my first day of preschool like it was yesterday. This was not a great experience for a...
Break the Script
Many years ago I was coaching baseball for Western Dubuque High School during the summer. We had a great deal of talent, but were...
Five Thoughts for 2018
People all over the world will identify resolutions, goals, or establish their #oneword for the year in the coming hours or may have...
I Wonder...
In the summer of 2013, I wrapped up my first year as an elementary principal and attended a national conference for the first time. At...
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