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Archives for August 2018

The Teacher as a Mensch

August 30, 2018 By Dave Stuart Jr. Leave a Comment

To be called a Mensch is the greatest compliment one can give you. –Bruna Martinuzzi, The Leader as a Mensch: Become the Kind of Person Others Want to Follow, p. xiv Every time I pick up Bruna Martinuzzi’s little book, The Leader as a Mensch, I’m given a mark that’s well out in front of me. […]

The Positive Parent Phone Call

August 28, 2018 By Dave Stuart Jr. Leave a Comment

Armed with the following, it’s possible that a three-minute phone call can make your year with a given student. You just need: a specific thing/event/anecdote that you appreciate about the student in question; the right “bent” — humility, appreciation — for working well with parents (a whole post on that here); and a working phone […]

Sane Educators = A Good Strategy

August 23, 2018 By Dave Stuart Jr. Leave a Comment

If you settle on the idea that the point of schools is the long-term flourishing of kids, you get to explore all kinds of interesting territory — in your own practice and in your teams (department, PLC, school). The opportunities for earnest and amicable professional arguments — loaded, of course, with paraphrasing and evidence and encouragement […]

“Hang Up Philosophy”: A Note on Philosophies of Education

August 21, 2018 By Dave Stuart Jr. 1 Comment

When I was graduating from my teacher preparation program, I remember writing a “Philosophy of Education” statement in Microsoft Word. It had a cool font, and I printed it on cool paper. You looked at the thing, and you were like, “Dang. This guy.” So impressive… until you read it. That’s when you realized it should […]

Guest Post from Grant Piros: Two Things To Help Schools "Learn Forward"

August 16, 2018 By Grant Piros Leave a Comment

Note from Dave: This is a guest post by Grant Piros. As a rule, I don’t do guest posts. But when Grant shared this piece with me, I found that I was sharpened. He clarified two questions for me this school year: How do we build stronger and more effective teacher learning teams? And how […]

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