On October 1, I celebrated being a principal for 90 days! Someone said to me “Are you counting down the days?” No, I’m counting up the days! Every day it’s something new. It’s a cliche but it is true. Every day I have been presented with something new to consider, a new problem to solve, […]
It seems to me that the global pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice have launched us into a heightened awareness of a self-care. Particularly in the world of education, there has been much talk about the importance of taking care of our inner and outer selves because, if we allow the weight of these societal […]
“If we allow ourselves to remain in a state of worry, then we will often not be as effective as we could be. It’s good to be concerned about our students and what the future holds, but we don’t have the time or the mental space to sit in worry.”
In 1996, I started my career in education as a graduate student with the express dream of becoming a principal someday. 24 years later I am starting my journey as an elementary school principal. Not only am I incredibly excited, I am grateful. I am grateful for *every breath *every experience that tried to take […]
Strong, a force of nature, intense, aggressive, angry, giving, caring, empathetic, fierce, powerhouse, boss, game changer, shifter, gracious, warm, nice, welcoming, passionate, helpful, direct, intentional, approachable, unapproachable, fair, consistent, a presence, resourceful, resilient. To have been called all of those things at one time or another must mean that I am resilient. Maybe I have […]
Being an educator is a significant part of my identity that I cannot hide, dismiss or downplay, not matter how hard I have tried when I am not in a school. I’ve been told that I need to take off my educator hat when I’m not at work. I have tried and I’m a little […]
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