Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood. ~Fred Rogers Many of us remember hearing our mother yell, “Be home…

You don’t know what you’re going to fall in love with until you’re exposed to it. ~Bill Cosby The floors are waxed and the pencils are sharpened.  The teachers have completed their professional development on new curriculum and the year…

Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships. ~Stephen Covey I recently heard a statistic that made me cringe.  The reporter stated that only one-third of…

As a school administrator I often spend a great deal of time touting our students’ success.  We love to talk about our test scores and student achievement or to extol the challenging nature of our curriculum.  I agree that these…