I’m grateful for a career in education.  Here is some stuff that I really appreciate: Parents who give teachers the benefit of the doubt. Co...

  Teachers… I don’t know about that time you had family stuff going on, and you really needed to stay home… but you came to work anyway.   I...

I have seen many stories this year about the academic struggles of students.  Many teachers have a lot of student failures -- more than they...

The mission is vital; it is the essence, after all, of what drives any organization.  But there are times that commitment to the mission may...

  To a discouraged student, You're discouraged.  I know you are.  Your heart sank when you saw the grades. But those letter grades don’t...

Teacher Friend, You're stressed.  I know you are. I'm a principal, and it's easy for me to say, "Hang in there -- thanks fo...

1.  This pandemic has underscored an important truth that many educators have always known: we need each other.  Nothing can replace human c...