From the “What Hurricane Irene Taught Me” Department…   If you’re a school administrator make the following commitment: Don’t be the weatherman. Meteorologists work very hard behind the scenes, present a polished 3-5 presentation, are only wanted when their is a storm, are only believed to be right 50% of the time, and we call [...]

I knew it was coming.  I could see it.  @jonbecker (Virginia) was the first to alert me.  Shortly followed by @snbeach (Washington, DC).  Then my friends @l_hilt (Lancaster County, PA) and @mbteach (Philadelphia, PA) reported its move northwest.  @NMHS_principal (New Jersey) then told me it had reached him.  By now, my eyes shifted two columns [...]

It’s at the very least interesting and the very most cosmic that Dean Shareski posted about ownership, his blog, and twitter because recently I’ve been thinking similarly.   As a way to celebrate the beginning of another school year, I began this month with a pledge to continue to be active on Twitter and write daily [...]

He put his arm around me and said, I’ve been doing this for 21 years, I got 9 years ’til I’m out.  I’ll tell ‘ya my secret, I don’t smile ’til Christmas. I was 22 years old and on the first day of my very first job as a teacher.  He was an experience teacher [...]