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Leadership / First Year of Teaching / Best Practice
Leadership / First Year of Teaching / Best Practice The Importance of High Expectations The pursuit is the journey, and excellence is the destination. I strongly believe in that statement. My work and my writing reflects this thought. The journey to excellence will become derailed if you do not set high expectations for yourself and…
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Leadership / First Year of Teaching
Leadership /First Year of Teaching The allure of the dark side We chose education for a variety of reasons. I want to be altruistic, sincere, and optimistic and believe people go into education to make a difference in the lives of children. They are in it for the kids. A valued colleague and I have…
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Leadership / First Year of Teaching
Leadership / First Year of Teaching The importance of gratitude In my last article, I spoke about the importance of that one special teacher. Most educators never realize their personal significance in the lives of their students. It is just natural for them. I was surprised by the amount of positive feedback that I received…