I have never been too keen on doing “New Year’s Resolutions”. Besides the fact that I have a hard time sticking to them, I just feel they are too artificial. I can’t help but think how silly my New Year’s Resolutions made in January of 2020 would have looked after March 13th when all schools were closed in Pennsylvania. A…
We live in a world of data. Maybe it’s more accurate to say, we live in an era of extensive data gathering. Our cell phones gather data about us, corporations gather data on their customers and products, governments gather data on the effectiveness of programs, farmers gather data about weather patterns and crop rotations, the list goes on. Schools Produce…
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…
There sure is a lot to get stressed about these days…and I’m not just talking about what is happening in the education world! The bottom line is that there is so much change, uncertainty, and chaos in the world right now that it is easy to “just get by”. Worse yet, we may find ourselves sleepwalking through the day doing…
Is Busy a Badge of Honor? Let’s face it, the last six months have been “busy” for educators. Our schools and communities have undergone changes and challenges that 12 months ago would have been unheard of. While adapting to these changes, students, teachers, administrators, and parents are forming new habits and mindsets to deal with the changes. The result of…
In the epilogue of his great, little book On Tyranny, Author Timothy Snyder talks about something that I believe is important in our COVID-19 world. It is obvious that the way we lived pre-COVID-19 and the way we find ourselves living now is considerably different. No one would have predicted two weeks ago that public schools would be engaged in…
So what are your thoughts on artificial intelligence? When you hear the term “AI” do you instantly think of robots taking over the world? Maybe you think of how AI can help us live longer and enhances our lives. No matter whether you believe AI is good or bad, there is no doubt that AI is already in our lives…
Culturize by Jimmy Casas is a book that has practical advice for school leaders on how to create a school culture that is positive for students and teachers. Mr. Casas spent many years as a building principal working in schools that were challenging. His book offers an easy to understand framework for how to achieve a positive culture in your…
To paraphrase Dan Rockwell from (www.leadershipfreak.blog) the quality of your personal and professional outputs can only match the quality of your inputs. Outputs in the case of education leaders are the systems, programs and culture you build in your school to better the lives of students. Inputs are what you are putting in your brain every day to stretch your…