The Superintendent's Chair

Personal reflections about education as seen from the Superintendent's chair.

Friday, April 13, 2018

Why teachers are willing to look foolish

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Here he was . . . A grown man. Inside a bubble . Knocked flat by an 8th grader during a spirited game of Bubble Ball Soccer. Legs...
Thursday, February 15, 2018

Tools to talk to kids about tragedy

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The school tragedy in Florida makes most of my week’s activities seem trivial. I know what I do and what I talk about will be important, bu...
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Thursday, February 8, 2018

When the kids are swearing at me

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"You should be mad," they said to me. "I would never let kids talk to me like that," they said. "These kids s...
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Monday, January 15, 2018

Compassion - By action not by proxy

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Each year our Novi Middle School students take a trip to Washington DC. As part of that experience we visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Mem...
Thursday, November 30, 2017

Kids are not numbers

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It says I'm overweight! Right there on the BMI Calculator. But that's an improvement. According to the BMI, I used to be obese...
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Saturday, October 7, 2017

Measuring the worth of a school

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I sit in an office at Novi High School. Outside I hear the sounds of a marching band. Today is the Novi High School Marching Band's An...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

A kind surprise

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Last Thursday I was headed home. It had been a good day. But it was late. It was raining. I was ready to be home. I started my car, wi...
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