pursuing greatness
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A Leap of Faith
This is not the first time I have taken a huge leap of faith, stepped out, trusted what I was told, and took the chance. It is, however, the first time that leap of faith has risked upsetting the delicate apple cart of my children and meant Mike would leave the job (and vested retirement)… Continue reading
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Measuring Growth: Personal Journeys in Education and Life
In education, we often talk about growth being measurable. We assign numbers to the growth we want students to achieve so we can track if the student is reaching their goals. “Student will raise their hand 4 of 5 times and wait to be called on.” Personally, I am not a fan of Continue reading
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Learning from the Best
A recent conversation with my husband ended with him saying, “You really learned a lot from your own teachers as a student but also from teachers as a teacher.” As much as it pains me to say, he is right. A quick review of my own learning led me to a list of some amazing Continue reading
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The Lies We Tell Our Children
As for the ever-changing workplace, what is considered professional is always shifting, and the remote working environment brought about by COVID19 added overdrive to the speed of change. Gone are the days when women worked in a tea-length dress with heels and a simple strand of pearls. My mentor explained when she first started her… Continue reading
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Happy Graduation Season: Let’s Celebrate
It is the time of year when we celebrate the accomplishments of completing an educational journey, when lunches and dinners are had in honor of diplomas and degrees. This is also the time when other people provide unsolicited advice on what the graduates should do with their lives now that they have been educated and… Continue reading
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The Motivating Power of Rejection
I had never been an all-A student or admitted into any kind of honor anything, so these were huge accomplishments for me. I must say, I credit the advisor who first rejected me for the motivation I needed to push myself to my academic best. Maybe I will send her a thank you note. Continue reading
Education, etc. 