This is my twentieth year in education. Twenty years. It’s flown by in a flash. For the last ten years, I’ve served as an assistant principal. I can honestly say that in the past ten years, I’ve not had a bad day. Not. A. Single. One. Now, were some days more challenging than others? Yes, […]
Wow! Isn’t that a mouthful? But, I’m curious. Is it possible? Let’s take that piece by piece. I’m not sure that’s exactly for what I am striving. So, first, I want to build relationships with my teachers. I think that’s clear. I’m a relationships guy. Building relationships is the foundation of everything we do as […]
Later today we welcome our students back for the new school year. This past Monday, we welcomed teachers back for the new year. There’s always excitement surrounding the new year. It’s not very different when the calendar turns from December 31st to January 1st. It’s the start of a new chapter and a clean page. […]
Almost two years ago, I undertook the practice started by so many before me of utilizing the mantra of one word. For 2020, my one word was BOLD. It wasn’t that I hadn’t been bold previously, but rather, it was a word I felt I needed to be kept at the forefront when it came […]
A couple of weeks ago, I was cleaning out my garage. In the course of doing that I came across the above report. Apparently while in Ms. Lusky’s second grade class, I took the California Achievement Test that measured Reading and Math proficiency. I had seen this report previously. I think I may have mentioned […]
You are the way and the wayfarersAnd when one of you falls downhe falls for those behind him,a caution against the stumbling stone.Ay, and he falls for those ahead of him,who though faster and surer of foot,yet removed the stumbling stone.-The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran as quoted in Carrying a Load of Feathers Over the years, […]
I spent the end of the last week diving into Ernesto Cisneros’ Efrén Divided. It has been on my reading list for a long time, but it was always pushed down as I had something else to do or something else to read. Finally, I put my foot down and decided I needed to read […]
I need to get something off my chest. It’s weighed on me for a long time, and I wasn’t sure how to express the feelings or sentiments of what my thoughts were or even how to explain how and why I felt this way. I was born and lived in Houston for almost seventeen years. […]
This is a stream of consciousness blog. I was going to use it as a basis for an entry, but I decided that I liked the raw nature of it. Greetings! I promised myself that I would take more moments this year to stop and write some thoughts. To share those little nuggets of wisdom that […]
On Saturday, December 26th, I had the honor of leading the discussion for #CrazyPLN. We discussed our #OneWord2020 journey and previewed our #OneWord2021. I didn’t ask for everyone to reveal their #OneWord2021, but I did inquire as to when they would reveal their word. For me, that day is today. I wrote in my previous […]
