“Let’s write some goals.” Collective groan. By 10 years old, my students are tired of making goals. I don’t blame them. After more than four decades of writing goals, I’ve grown a bit weary of them myself. It’s not that I don’t have goals. It’s just that I’m an “Achiever,” (according to one of the … Read more
When people say, “Begin with the end in mind,” I tend to take that suggestion to the extreme. I picture a chaotic world where I have just given my life in a failed attempted to save our planet, and people mourning over a tombstone hastily erected in my honor that says, “She cared.” Dave Burgess (author of … Read more
Near the beginning of the summer, I posted a series reflecting on some of the changes I want to make for this upcoming school year. It is our staff development week here in San Antonio, and I have been looking back at my resolutions as I begin to plan for the return of the students … Read more