Hide the Scoops and Other Pandemic Revelations

What did we learn? I mean,… What did we really learn? This, ladies and gentlemen, is an important question. Let me go first. I learned many things during the last year. I learned that I absolutely, positively cannot have Scoops in my pantry. I learned that wearing sweatpants with a shirt and tie was surprisingly… Continue Reading Hide the Scoops and Other Pandemic Revelations

I Don’t Have Students Anymore, and Other False Assumptions

When you become an administrator, you are no longer a teacher.  That seems incontrovertible. No students coming to you to build a personal connection…no students coming to you to share their triumphs and tribulations,..no students to ask for your years of wisdom to learn something new and exciting.  That sounds terrible. I mean,…who is going… Continue Reading I Don’t Have Students Anymore, and Other False Assumptions

Uncomfortable Conversations and Other Delights

If you want to be an administrator, expect to be engaged in uncomfortable conversations.  All the time…every day…several times a day, in fact! Your life as a principal is basically one ginormous uncomfortable conversation (I’m not sure ginormous is actually a word, but remember…my blog…and it certainly drives the point home). It would be hard… Continue Reading Uncomfortable Conversations and Other Delights

You Can’t Unsee it and Other Fine Messes

You can’t unsee it.  What is “it” you ask?  Well, it is really anything, but let me give you some examples… You can’t unsee a hallway with 7 students roaming it after the bell rings…they are all late.  You also can’t unsee the fact that before the bell rang, there was only one adult monitoring… Continue Reading You Can’t Unsee it and Other Fine Messes