From the Outside Looking In…

A kinder, gentler leader!  I know we are not electing a president today but there is a congressional election today in New York State.  Maybe there is hope for Ralph.
I am tired – today was a long day.  The weather was nice and there was a steady stream of students making their way in and [...]

Tonight I am going to attend a choral celebration of three masterpieces from England’s rich trove of great choral music. From the joys of Purcell’s delightful ode to music to the inspiration of Britten’s compelling setting of the biblical parable of The Good Samaritan, the richness of this noble tradition of choral music will be [...]

I wonder why some people become teachers.  When I visit classrooms and even when I enter other schools, it is crystal clear to those of us in administration that some teachers should not be where they are.  Some teachers complain when asked to do things that are part of their job description and throw a [...]

So, now that I am back from Orlando, I spent the rest of the school week trying to make up for my absence.  Visiting classrooms, completing student recommendation forms for their high schools of choice, interviewing for the openings I forsee for next school year, and compiling data for two days of meetings outside of [...]

Let’s just say I was exhausted.  Well, I was!  I did not get home from the airport until late in the evening after having to direct the driver of my shuttle all the way back to my home after all of the other stops he made for the other passengers.  Waking up this morning after [...]

Sitting here in the Orlando International Airport, I can’t help but want more time in Florida for some fun.  True, my purpose here was educational, attending the ASCD conference.  That was fun.  But with LC here this weekend, it was an experience of a much different level.  This was our first mini-vacation together.
Last night, LC [...]

The second day here in Orlando was spent at the conference, attending workshops and visiting the exhibitor booths.  I was able to grab a few good ideas to take back with me and tomorrow’s set of speakers I plan on visiting will be even more exciting.
I ended up attending two full presentations, a total of [...]

It was certainly an adventurous arrival!  I awoke at 4AM to get ready for my shuttle to the airport that was set to pick me up shortly after 5AM.  Well, they were on time!  It was a rather nice ride to the airport, as early as it was, and I was greeted at the departure [...]

On the eve of my flight to Orlando for the ASCD Conference (from which I will be blogging), I am excited to pack once again for Florida.  The last time I flew into Orlando, as you well know, was when I ran the Goofy Challenge.  Well this trip has no marathon attached to it and [...]

The photo above was my driveway last week at this time.  Today was just a bit different, no snow and plenty of warm sun.
Today was a great day.  I am really beginning to enjoy getting out of work while the daylight still has some life to it!  Tonight I was able to get home in [...]