4 Questions to Help You Change THIS
THIS will impact your classroom or school’s culture. How you approach THIS says a lot about who you are. As a matter of fact, THIS could...
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Nov 13, 2019
Burn the Ships
One of the challenges we face as educators is knowing what to hold onto and what to let go of. This tension applies as much to ideas as...
Nov 6, 2019
The Problem with Principals who Used to Read
Sometimes I write to reflect and other times I write to share an idea. Today is different. Today I'm writing to dialogue about something...
Oct 23, 2019
3 Things Principal School didn’t teach Us about School Culture
Most of us have been conditioned to believe that changing school culture takes several years. While there's some truth to this, I'm...
Aug 1, 2019
The Surprising Thing about Lines in the Sand
This is one of those blog posts where I’m reflecting on my own thinking and evolution as an educator. (I often enjoy reading other...
May 20, 2019
2 Ways Leaders Carry the Banner
The picture above is me on my radical BMX bike circa 1985. I'll get back to my bike in a minute, but first I want to share a quick story...
Dec 18, 2018
Three Important Things (and One Promise) from Reclaiming Our Calling
Many of us are feeling a tension in education. We’ve been asked to prioritize student achievement above the human beings doing the actual...
Nov 21, 2018
4 Leadership Fake-Outs
A Collaborative Post by: Eric Skanson, Elementary Principal (MN) and MESPA President-Elect LaQuita Outlaw, Middle School Principal (NY)...
Aug 22, 2018
Student vs. System
The system should always support the learner, right? And when the system does not support the learner it may be time to rethink the...
Jul 31, 2018
Am I Making This a Bigger Deal Than It Is?
Something happened at school this past Spring that has stuck with me. I initially thought my feelings would fade, but this small-moment...
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