THOUGHTS

Yesterday's Nouwen daily meditation really hit home: Most of us consider waiting as something very passive, a hopeless state determined...

We don't trust people to follow the rules, we trust them to know when to break them. - Simon Sinek, Talks at Google A big part of me is...

I consistently drive for efficiency and business - in an almost ruthless fashion. It consistently trips up my social and spiritual life;...

Of course, the flip-side of yesterday's post is having teachers and staff that know when it is time to come to the principal/boss. This...

I listened to Tim Ferriss' interview with Jocko Wilinck, author of Extreme Ownership - a book I read at the recommendation of Susan...

Because of the large number of schools and area in ADLA, we subdivided into geographic groups, which meet monthly. Ours is one of the...

Dr Timothy O'Malley has a fantastic piece on the horror of allowing a Catholic school to be just another school. His conclusion is...

I was reading Doug Lemov's blogpost/review of Reader, Come Home by Maryanne Wolf. This passage near the end struck me: It is true that...

Over the past year, I have taken to filming myself reading my monthly principal letter and posting it on YouTube. My thinking is that it...

Dr. Uhl's podcast this week is a discussion with Tom Kiely of Marquette University on Financial best practices. The conversation largely...

Over the last (almost) three years, I have subbed in many of our grades - for the day and for selected time periods. Teachers call out...

It might have been the time change, a head cold, the Nyquil in my system from last night, or all three; but today was a rough start for...

I started this blog a year ago - partially inspired by NaNoWriMo - and the importance of journaling. So what have I learned? I enjoy...

"Your mind is made for having ideas, not for holding ideas.” - Chase Jarvis (from the Tim Ferriss Show Podcast Episode 384 - David Allen...

At the end of the year staff meeting in May, I was presented with the "Therapist Award" because I listen to everyone's issues. That is...

I hate that I get anxiety bringing my 3 kids to Mass on Sunday - even though it's a different parish, with a cry room. For the last two...

The following is the text of a letter I sent to our most recent parish earlier this week. I have removed the names but am publishing it...

"Some are called to suffer FOR the Church and some are called to suffer IN the Church." - Fr. John Nepil, "Archbishop Chaput", Catholic...

You might have heard the news that our our leader and superintendent, Dr. Kevin Baxter, is retiring and moving on to NCEA. Joining him on...

So what does a principal do in the summer? 1. Reflect with Faculty - Our June Meetings are a great chance for us to step out of the...