It is an interesting time to work in a school. There is an uproar for student safety as the conversations about gun violence in our schools have once again become very prevalent. There are conversations about teachers carrying guns and students walking out. It is hard enough as an adult to process all of this, … Continue reading For Something
Author: bknightlearning
It Builds Character
It is time for some March Madness! Yes, I am talking about basketball, not passing periods preceding the much anticipated Spring Break on the horizon. One of my favorite parts of March Madness is the competition. Watching teams, big and small, compete. As many of the athletes are playing for the last time, there is … Continue reading It Builds Character
What Matters in Building Success
A short post this week hopefully containing some important thoughts for us as educators to remember as we begin our yearly, statewide standardized testing. Our education system too often seems to be based around the idea that academic performance, and academic performance alone, is what leads to a lifetime of success. We put emphasis on … Continue reading What Matters in Building Success
Lessons from Someone Who Never Had A Chance to Win
I will admit, I am currently a Winter Olympics junkie. I know, I jump on the bandwagon of watching sports that I only really care about once every four years, but I love watching people do things remarkably well. These athletes are committed, driven even, to the sacrifice it takes to make an Olympic team. … Continue reading Lessons from Someone Who Never Had A Chance to Win
The Gap
Last week’s post provided me with some interesting feedback about how our attitude impacts change. I had a few interesting conversations this week about how personal the emotions are that drive our attitude, but also how public that attitude is to those around us. These conversations made me think more about how our attitude, and … Continue reading The Gap
The Problems You Want
If I asked you to stop and make a list of the five biggest problems you are dealing with right now, what would you write? Go ahead and take some time to think about it, write down the five biggest personal or professional problems you are dealing with. What if I told you that with … Continue reading The Problems You Want
Empowered?
I listened to a podcast this week that gave a passionate message about empowering our students and staff to take control of their work and learning. While I appreciated the energy in the message, I have never liked the term empowerment. I feel the term gives the impression that those on the top have all … Continue reading Empowered?
Focus Point
Since returning to school from winter break I have felt more distracted than normal. Maybe it is the new challenges and changes of this semester, but for whatever reason, I find myself struggling to stay attentive to one task. There are so many things on my to-do list that I spend my day jumping back … Continue reading Focus Point
Elephants
As I wrote last week, my #OneWord for 2018 is QUESTION. I want to spend time this year making sure I am asking myself the right questions. In that spirit, I am going to try to focus some of my blog posts this year around questions that come up during the week - questions that … Continue reading Elephants
#OneWord 2018
I have discussed in previous blog posts my dislike for New Year's resolutions and goals. Too many times, I think, goals are used as crutches in our lives; we either set them so high we ultimately cannot control the outcome, or we set them so low (and safe) that we can’t really refer to them … Continue reading #OneWord 2018
Leading and Learning 