This weekend is the Thanksgiving holiday in Canada. It’s a time to sit back and be thankful for all that we have living in one of the greatest countries in the world. Given this, I thought this would be a good time to reflect on what has been going.
Topics: Admin meanderings, principal, shool_administration

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Have you noticed a preoccupation by people to bring down people who are in positions of authority – willing to believe any bit of dirt or gossip. They’ll jump on a mistake, making sure that everyone knows that it has happened. Whether...
Topics: Leadership, Personal Asides, principal

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Summer holidays have officially begun, thank goodness and I’m spending some time figuring out what exactly I might do this summer and what I would like to accomplish in the realm of my own development. My last week of school was less than inspiring.
Topics: blogging, Leadership, learning, Technology & Learning

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March and April were very busy months and it doesn’t look like May will slow down at all. There are deadlines to meet and, it seems, more and more evaluations and reports to do all the time. In this time of accountability, the growth of...
Topics: Leadership, learning, shool_administration, Teaching and Learning, Technology & Learning

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This could be a rant and rave about a few different things. I could use my energy to discuss several things that have been on my mind regarding a number of negative factors that have been eating away at my time and my energy. However, as an...
Topics: Admin meanderings, Leadership, leadership. administration, leading, principalship, shool_administration

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