THE IMPACT OF ONE TEACHER
When we were starting a new school, in 1994, one of my first tasks was to hire the teachers who would join us in this adventure of a lifetime. We projected how many students we would have, the subject areas we would focus on and then worried later about where it would be. I put
0APPRECIATING & CELEBRATING THE ELEMENTS
These elements we accept without thinking, without a deep sense of appreciation and yet they sustain life as we know it. Fire – It keeps us warm and we can’t live without it whether body temperature or the proverbial fire in the belly; the furnace that both digests what we consume and drives us
0SCHOOLS AND THE “REAL” WORLD
It has been confirmed that schools, K-16 and beyond, are part of the real world. They are not isolated in a bubble of protection, separated from the rest of society while these young ones grow in an environment sheltered from the world’s harsh realities. The internet of instant news has only exacerbated the downside of
0No Virtue in Being Busy
I receive a dozen or so emails, telephone calls or messages each week that contain comments about how busy someone is and I was once guilty of the same kind of remark. And for those who must travel often for work, that adds a layer of time consumption, creating more pressure and stress on the
0THE BIG PAYOFF
Many of us go about our work without being concerned about the rewards of what we do. We have chosen a profession (or been chosen by it because it called to us) of serving others. The point here is why we do what we do and that what we say and do are simply reflections
0LESSONS FROM PASSOVER and EASTER
Regardless of your history, tradition or religious preference, if you have one, one thing is clear about the calendar. Every Spring (in the northern hemisphere, Autumn in the southern) Jews and Christians celebrate Passover and Easter respectively and according to ancient texts, Jesus observed the Passover Seder with this followers prior to his crucifixion. Religious
07 BENEFITS OF 3 DAYS AWAY
Stepping out of the ordinary to experience a little of the extraordinary has numerous benefits, both personally and professionally. A change of scenery and environment, no family or business obligations, unplugging from the world of electronic devices, time for deep reflection and renewal of mind, body and spirit is simply luxurious. This is a gift
0STRESS, ANXIETY and RELIEF
People worry daily about everything from their work to their finances, about their children or their parents (or other family members) about their present or future condition, including health and wellness, and in some places about where they are going to live, what they are going to eat or how they might end up. One
0CELEBRATE SPRING TODAY and LEARN FROM MOTHER
When the Julian calendar was established around 45 BC, a date in March was fixed for the vernal equinox, that time and moment in the Spring when night and day are of equal length. It has to do with the tilt of the earth toward the sun and at this time it’s approximately zero. But
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