Elements of Style
When you write nearly every day for four years, naturally you develop a style. Over my 1,334 posts since February of 2017, I’ve shared many opinions, moments, and memories. My…
Category: educational policy
Educational Leadership on the Line
In a few hours, the League of Women Voters in our area will host a candidate forum for those running for our local school board. As you can imagine, it…
When Leaders Don’t Listen
What happens when leaders don’t listen? Unfortunately, I know. Frustration results. Restlessness results. Even anger can result. Resentment can fester. Emotions can run high. Communications falter as concerns seem to…
Slice of Life: Subjects of Substance
Lately, my posts have been pretty light. I’ve been thinking about why that is. Most likely it’s because I need to organize these posts before I write them. I need…
Leadership Series #7: Motivation
What gets you up and going in the morning? Routine? A special project? Work? A commitment? Something else? This morning my youngest was up and out before 6 a.m.! He…
Words Followed by Action
Words need more substance than just inclusion in verbiage. There needs to be meaning AND intent behind them. While in grad school for my Environmental Education degree, we were asked…
Reposting on Transparency
Today, tonight actually, I am going to repost a leadership topic on which I have written before; it is that of transparency. Strangely enough, this post was written in February…
Slice of Life Tuesday: I’m Sorry, You’ve Been Disconnected!
This morning I am wondering how many of our high school students are feeling. The school is instituting a new (changed) policy on cell phone usage. As I understand it,…
