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Year: 2015

Lessons Learned from a Public Mistake

By David Posted on December 28, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments

If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes. ~John Wooden Anyone who has a Facebook account, follows a Twitter feed, watches TV, or has a pulse has seen the very public …

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The 3R’s Meet the 4C’s

By David Posted on December 12, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown. ~Denis Waitley We have all heard about the importance of …

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A Lifelong Relationship with Technology

By David Posted on November 21, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments

  The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn’t think they could …

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Preparation for THEIR Future

By David Posted on November 14, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Even though the future seems far away, it is actually beginning right now. ~Mattie Stepanek Over the course of the last several months, a discussion about a revisioned school experience has been taking place with teachers, administrators, and students.  As …

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The Real Impact of an Amazing Teacher

By David Posted on November 8, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Last week we hosted an event to honor longtime art teacher, Ms. Washburn.  The goal of the event was to recognize Ms. Washburn for the recent Those Who Excel award she received from the Illinois State Board of Education.  This …

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Anytown USA

By David Posted on November 4, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments

Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community. Anthony J. D’Angelo Last night, I had the pleasure of witnessing how wonderful the Pleasantdale community really is.  As you may know, we hosted an art gallery event …

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10,000 Hours

By David Posted on October 30, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Each Friday I send the Pleasantdale staff a weekly wrap up email.  The purpose of this email is to inspire and highlight the wonderful things happening in our schools.  As our schools continue to evolve and change we need to …

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Our Kids Are Great!

By David Posted on October 24, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments

The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner. ~Elbert Hubbard This week I had the pleasure of subbing in one of our 8th grade social studies classes.  It …

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The Growth Mindset

By David Posted on October 16, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized 6 Comments

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed no hope at all. ~Dale Carnegie This week, I had the pleasure of learning from Sal Khan, the creator …

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#Parenting

By David Posted on October 11, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments

Children close their ears to advice, but open their eyes to example. ~Unknown Parenting children has always been more of an art than a science.  There is no vast data set that we can review to tell us the perfect …

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