Today’s Reality Our society is in the middle of significant disruption. COVID-19 is only the latest manifestation of this disruption. The disruption has its roots in the societies move away from industrialism and toward post-industrialism. This blog post (or this blog writer) cannot give justice to the entire academic field dedicated to the post-industrial world. However, I can (and will)…
I know that the pandemic is grinding us into submission. There is disruption in every sector of the economy. I have written about the effects of COVID on school leadership and management. On top of everything else, the unnecessary politicization of the pandemic is difficult for everyone. The only thing I have to say is…Thank God for Kids! Leave it…
The political world today is filled with two political parties that are in a race to the bottom. There is no guiding philosophy in either party for the betterment of average American citizens. Platitudes and elitists mumblings from both the right and the left “don’t put supper on the table” as my grandfather would say. I am sickened by the…
I am writing this blog post as COVID is ripping through the school districts and communities in Pennsylvania. It is safe to say that we are at least at the beginning of the dreaded “second wave” of COVID infections. What schools are facing in the second wave is significantly different than the challenges of the first wave. In a lot…
As many of you know, I have been working on a book about school leadership for over a year. The urgency to finish the project accelerated after the COVID-19 related school closings happened. I am currently working with a team of editors and designers to put the finishing touches on the book. I anticipate that the book will be published…