I enjoyed Thomas Friedman’s September 1 op-ed in the New York Times: It’s Still Halftime in America. Not because the subject was politics, but because I see how the ideas apply to education, particularly our educational leaders. From the Op-Ed: Armstrong’s passing really touched me, especially coinciding as it did with this election. Why? Because […]
Be Creative and Bold
This post is the convergence of two items I’ve encountered through my RSS reader and Facebook stream. The first is this graphic about “creatives.” I really like this. It’s a list of nine things we should all live our lives by. I like it so much I’m going to share it with my department and […]
Single Best Idea for Reforming K-12 Education
A recent Forbes article of the same title by Steven Denning resonated with me. It emphasized the role of leadership (at all levels), particularly in moving the focus of our actions as leaders away from “the system” and back to the learners. In addition, the current focus on the system does not take into account […]