My epiphany happened when I was walking with a first-grade class on their way from the gymnasium to their classroom. I had spent time in their classroom supporting their teacher with her behavior management skills. There was one student, Joey, who presented quite a challenge to
This is a new and strange time for many of us (although my dad reminds me he lived through the Polio epidemic). Most of us outside of the medical profession don’t have experience with a virus like COVID-19. School closures, tele-education, panic at the grocery
Administrator certification classes rarely prepare prospective administrators for when the panic button is pushed. This is a story about when tragedy or controversy occurs at a school—not if—and mistakes leaders can avoid. After ten years serving as a high school principal, I thought I had seen
The last recorded fatal airline passenger crash in the United States was in 2009. When you consider the number of flights taking off and landing every day, that fact is remarkable. As a result we take the safety of airline travel for granted: Near absolute
“We have ghosts among us that are in plain sight!”- High School English Teacher In The Sixth Sense, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, a troubled and isolated 9-year-old boy is able to see and talk to dead people. Throughout the movie he endures chilling