Today’s post has been days… possibly weeks in the making. I have added it to it, slowly, over the last week – a luxury I have enjoyed as a result of two full weeks away from work. There are advantages to writing a post over several days: time to mull things over, less pressure to … [Read more…]
One of my favorite all-time quotes, which I reference often, comes from Brené Brown: … and as Mark Manson reminds us in the title of Chapter 6 in The Subtle Art of Not Giving a #@%!, “You’re Wrong About Everything (But So Am I).” This entire book has been chalk-full of reminders that I am … [Read more…]
There is value in identifying, analyzing, and holding close your values. I can’t remember what/who prompted me to do this several years ago, but my understanding of the process is this: begin with a list of 100 or so values (there are lots to choose from with a quick Google search.) Choose your top 20, … [Read more…]
It seems natural to write about gratitude during this season. We are just coming off of the Thanksgiving holiday, which certainly left me with overwhelming feelings of gratitude. We were so very fortunate to celebrate with our entire family for two consecutive nights. Our celebrations were tinged with sadness as we felt the absence of … [Read more…]
It is nearing the end of September, and the work remains difficult. As I’ve written several times since the start of this school year, our district is implementing lots of change. Lots. via GIPHY We have gone from a four-building district to a two-building district, meaning new grade levels and new staff are housed under … [Read more…]
As our school district embarks on “Systems Coaching 2.0” (not the official name, but rather one given by our instructional coaching staff), I am recognizing inevitable resistance. The resistance is showing up in multiple forms, including passive resistance, outright “This is ridiculous,” comments, refusal to participate in conversations, angry looks and angry exchanges. While I … [Read more…]
I have a confession to make for my first post of 2024: I’m finding that I dread writing posts for this blog more and more frequently. I’m not sure where the dread is coming from, but I know that I don’t like it, and I do not want it to become a reason to quit … [Read more…]