I'm Back

After more than a year of not posting, I'm back and still totally committed to helping my teachers improve their teaching techniques. I completed some schooling of my own during the time I was away; forever learning as I always state. Additionally, some major changes have occurred in education on several levels. District wise our school principal retired and we patiently awaited his replacement, state wise Common Core State Standards were adopted for Math and Language Arts, and federally we said goodbye to No Child Left Behind and continue to argue about the fairness of Race to the Top.


What is the correct change for education and how should we go about the change in education? That will always be one of opinion for the scholars and politicians to argue. As an educator, let’s just say that change is needed. My request of my teachers, of all teachers, is to sit down and do some real self-reflection and analysis as it relates to your skills. The essential question: What pedagogical qualities do you bring to your classroom and where can they physically be seen?

I attended several workshops this summer on Professional Learning Communities, Mentoring/Coaching, and Technology for Teaching for the exact purpose of assisting my teachers to answer the essential question above. Teaching is so much more than just a noble profession; it's an awesome responsibility! That responsibility has life long implications for its subjects, our students. Therefore, approach teaching with dignity. You hold the key to making a difference.

My Wish for My Staff as We Come Back

Begin tomorrow as if it is the first chapter of a new book. Do not let thoughts, disappointments or frustrations of past years impede the power that you possess. Tomorrow, you will hold some child's future in your hands. That is an awesome responsibility requiring patience, preparedness, and continuous learning. Welcome back and remember in the midst of all you are asked and required to do , you still must Take Time:

TAKE TIME to think -
it is the source of power.
Take time to read -
it is the foundation of wisdom.

TAKE TIME to play -
it is the secret of staying young.
Take time to be quiet -
it is the moment to seek God.

TAKE TIME to be aware -
it is the opportunity to help others.
Take time to be friendly -
it is the road to happiness.

TAKE TIME to laugh -
it is the music of the soul.
Take time to give -
it is too short a day to be selfish.

TAKE TIME to work-
it is the price of success.
Take time to dream -
it is what the future is made of.

See you in the AM.