It’s embarrassing. One, that I’ve taken such a long sabbatical from this blog. Two, doggie paddling, especially when I know that I am an excellent swimmer. In a year of personnel cuts, increasing student populations, loss of work space, additional responsibilities, and “all that jazz,” I have felt quite often as if I am simply treading water to stay afloat. Treading water allows a person to keep from going under, but it also keeps them relatively in one place. Now that I stop to think about it, I’ve not been stagnant. (more…)
October 3, 2010
Doggie Paddling Still Moves You Forward
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June 18, 2010
Looking Backward to Move Forward
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Sounds strange at first, looking backwards to move forwards, right? But when you stop to think about it, what I’m really referring to is reflection. I’m not sure where I learned to be such a reflective person, but lately I’ve been complimented quite a lot that it is something that I do well. I suppose it is in my nature, but I also believe it is a trait that one can learn with practice. We are only as strong as our weakest link. If we want to grow, we need to stop and reflect, whether in relation to a lesson or unit we just taught, to a professional development we just participated in, to our last school year, or even relationships with others. It’s an important part of the research process that we teach our students. We should model for them, and by doing so become better teacher leaders. Without reflection how can we move forward other than in a stagnant manner, doing the same thing we’ve always done?
April 22, 2010
Are you one of those people who saves for a rainy day, invests in a retirement fund, or stashes cash in an empty ice cream container in your freezer for emergencies? Or are you one of those people who thinks you’ll always have enough cash, no matter what comes your way? Are you one of those people who loves to shop, and will purchase something on sale even if you don’t need it right then, but with the idea that you might need it one day? Or are you one of those who only goes to the store if you absolutely have to buy a particular item right then? If you are a school librarian, do you advocate your program and your position on a daily basis? Or only when your program is in crisis? (more…)
