I spoke to a student recently who was sent to me because he had been disruptive in class. Something he said stuck with me. As the Assistant Principal, I often deal with students who are getting into trouble. After we spoke about his bad decisions, I said, “You’re a good kid. You just…” Before I […]
As the new Assistant Principal of the school where I taught for 16 years, I find myself in the exciting, but pressure-filled role where I have to interview candidates for teacher positions. Recently, I spent an entire day conducting interviews for two teaching positions at my school. I was one of a panel of six […]
I had the pleasure of attending the California Teachers Summit in Pasadena. It was a great experience. Over 15,000 teachers and school administrators attended the 33 locations where the event took place. Although there was a satellite site in my school district, I wanted to be at the main site – Pasadena. I was impressed […]
There was a time, in the good old days, when I would teach high level concepts, and the majority of my students would get it. Their parents were super supportive, and for the most part, the students were self-motivated. They cared about their education, and life for me as a teacher was good. I had […]