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Challenges for a New School Year.
Friday, September 5th, 2008The new school year began this week. This start was quiet as everyone fell into the routine that has been established over the last few years. While that sounds wonderful it is a little too uneventful for me. Each of the last three years brought changes and the challenges that went with them. It is […]
NECC 2008
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008From June 29 until July 3 I was with more than 17,000 attendees at the NECC in San Antonio. This national conference is an exciting place to learn about teaching and learning in the 21st century.
As I sat through various workshops in addition to the keynote speakers I met people from all over the […]
Defining Great.
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008This past weekend I spent time with people who are from the Greatest Generation and I listened to them complain that nothing is made in the Great United States of America anymore. They went on to say that maybe our country is not so great anymore. This made me reflect on a few things.
First, is […]
Educating the person.
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007One focus of the education at St. Raphael’s School is instruction in academic and religious subjects. In these areas we can measure progress, analyze student strengths and weaknesses and structure instruction to help each individual student. While this type of work is not as simple as it may look in my short […]
Why change in education important?
Thursday, September 20th, 2007As the leader of St. Raphael’s Catholic School, I am dedicated to help my staff deliver an education of the highest quality. This requires all of us to make changes that will improve our educational program. We need to prepare our students to learn and work with people throughout the world. This […]
The School Year Is Here…
Thursday, August 16th, 2007Now that it is mid August it is exciting to think about the new school year. While making plans for the year I continued to think about my experience in Atlanta. That experience impacted many discussions I have had and expanding my summer research.
I am so happy to be a part of a […]