by Kevin | Feb 20, 2011 | Administration, Schools, Technology, The Principal's Lounge
There is a war going on. It’s a war being waged on two fronts and has been the longest running war in my recent memory. One that threatens to totally annihilate the other side and drive them to extinction. What war might you ask? The war between the increase of...
by Kevin | Feb 20, 2011 | Administration, Education, Golf, Just Because…, Schools, The Principal's Lounge
“Find your Happy Place, Happy!” said Chubbs. You know I had to get my first golf reference in sometime didn’t you? There is a time each day where I reach the point of no return with external stimuli. When so much noise, talk, emotions, and elements of the job reach...
by Kevin | Feb 13, 2011 | General Stuff, Just Because…, The Principal's Lounge
This is a little off topic I know, but this is something that has been on my mind for several days. It seems that more and more, each and every day, a part of our community disappears. A part of our lives that we were used to seeing every day, everywhere no matter...
by Kevin | Feb 10, 2011 | Administration, Schools, Students, The Principal's Lounge
Often times in an educator’s career we talk about the rare moments that keep us coming back to work each year. Those rare moments where through all the struggles, hardships, joys, and pains make it all worthwhile. How many times have you been there at the precise...
by Kevin | Feb 6, 2011 | Education, Educational Philosophy, Schools, Teachers, The Principal's Lounge
Can the language you use at your job qualify as an official language? I think so. I think I am officially bilingual. Take for example this statement: “My educational philosophy is that all students can achieve their maximum potential, given the proper academic...
by Kevin | Feb 1, 2011 | Administration, Schools, The Principal's Lounge
Districts are cutting budgets. Schools are cutting budgets. Workplaces are asking workers to do more with less. People are being asked to do more for less. It sure does seem like the operative formula for saving money in schools and districts is: resources (R) – money...
