The Superintendent's Chair

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

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Some things work . . . Some things do not

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We know what works and, just as importantly, what doesn't work. (That doesn't mean that new ideas, new ways of doing things, new p...
Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Trust is earned

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I walk into a classroom and see a nineteen first grade students. They are, even at this young age, all shapes and sizes and colors. Tall. Sh...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018

We are in this together: It's not us vs. them

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Easy answers are easy to find. An opinion piece recently was posted on the CNN website. It heralded the Supreme Court's recent decisi...
Friday, June 29, 2018

Can breaking and filling hearts teach lessons?

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A lot can happen in two years. Two years ago as I left Stoney Creek High School, our Novi High School girls' soccer team was heartbrok...
Thursday, May 3, 2018

What do I see today?

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As I drove down the road, the sun set before my eyes. It was glorious. I had to take a picture. Realizing this was a pretty silly thing t...
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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