A few years ago, I had the privilege of presenting, along with the high school principals, to the Worthington City Schools Board of Education on the "State of the High School Programs". We spent time framing our work to consider the whole child as well as students with different backgrounds, interests, and levels in learning.... Continue Reading →
“Pop Quiz, Hot Shot – What Do You Do?”
Classic Movie Line from Speed (1994): "Pop quiz, hotshot. There's a bomb on a bus. Once the bus goes 50 miles an hour, the bomb is armed. If it drops below 50, it blows up. What do you do? What do you do?" The clock is ticking, and leadership matters. In instances like this, there... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Question
There are some questions I don’t like being asked. Even more, I admit that some questions annoy me when asked repeatedly. But, there are some questions I actually like being asked, such as: How did you meet your wife? How did you become a Christian? How did you get in to education? Yet, there’s one... Continue Reading →
We Can Rebuild Him; We Have The Time
Out of all the 1970's TV remakes, I am still waiting for the remake of the Six Million Dollar Man! There he was, Steve Austin, an astronaut who was injured in a crash and rebuilt with robotics to become super human! What 5-year old wouldn't have been glued to the TV to watch him in... Continue Reading →
Shadow a Student: Challenge Accepted!
I've been in enough Twitter chats and "coffee room" conversations where we talk about the need to be more empathetic for our students. We say all the right things about how important it is to have empathy and lead our schools from the lens of our students. In those same conversations, we also talk about... Continue Reading →