During this season of gratitude, I join the masses in taking stock of all the blessings in my life. There are many–my sons, my husband, my work, my extended family, […]

Does unity imply full agreement? If so, I might argue that unity is bad for students. Questioning, wondering, disagreeing is part of the journey to excellence. When this topic was

“Hey mom, did you see the grade on my recent quiz? I got a 10% and I am not sure why. I asked the teacher and I am still not

Do you ever find yourself spending more time worrying about the “end” than appreciating the moment? Today, as I was looking out at the beautiful temporary colors of fall in

The stage is lit, and the sold out crowd waits impatiently for the first performance. Quincy Elementary teachers take their place off stage. The music begins, and then…magic! In my

Looking through my Twitter feed and listening to voice messages on Voxer, I found myself uncharacteristically dismissing ideas that were being shared. It was weird, it was like I was

This month, the #CompelledTribe is blogging about times we were contacted by a former student, telling us what an impact we had on their lives. Those messages are the best,

Whenever I am in charge of others’ time, I feel a great sense of responsibility to make that time worthwhile and transformational. I don’t want to waste a single minute,