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January | 2013 | Shifting Gears
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Thoughts on education, cycling and life. Monthly Archives: January 2013. January 28, 2013. The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority. Kenneth Blanchard. Now onto the next phase of my administration career. Shifting gears……. Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice. The WordPress.com Blog. Follow Blog via Email. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 831 other followers. Blog at WordPress.com.
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Thoughts on education, cycling and life. November 25, 2014. The Fall and Winter can be tough days for administrators and teachers. We are getting close to Christmas and the holidays yet the amount of activities seem to be endless the Christmas dinner, the school dance, student’s council spirit weeks and so on. Though there is a holiday approaching, we seem to be even busier than normal. There are three things that I do that seem to work for me:. 2) Eat healthily. I have a problem it is called chocola...
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Thoughts on education, cycling and life. May 30, 2013. The climbers not only defy gravity by ripping up steep grades, they often engage in bursts of superhuman effort as they attempt to move away from a competitor. This cat and mouse game is usually pretty exciting to watch in that steer will and determination usually determines victory. The feeling that you get when you get to the top of a mountain is an amazing experience. Being able to repeat that feat makes it all the better. February 13, 2013. As I ...
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Thoughts on education, cycling and life. Monthly Archives: March 2016. March 5, 2016. Sometimes It Just Takes One. For this week, I have decided to send out my test of my yearbook quote. Service learning is the foundation of this school and with only a month in, it has been an amazing thing to see. I have been very fortunate to have been placed at such an amazing school. Students and staff greeted me with warmth and kindness as soon as I entered the doors. I also wish to congratulate the amazing Grad Cla...
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February | 2013 | Shifting Gears
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Thoughts on education, cycling and life. Monthly Archives: February 2013. February 13, 2013. Moving to a new school can be seen as analagous to shifting gears on the bike. For the purpose of this blog, I will introduce some cycling terms that will allow me to explore the metaphor fully. The Draft creating a slipstream behind you that others can exist in allowing them to exert less power. Spinning the process of the crank movement. Cadence the revolutions per minute of the crank. Running a school requires...
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The Grand Tour | Shifting Gears
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Thoughts on education, cycling and life. January 9, 2016. As I finally get back to blogging (after a year away), it comes at a very interesting time in my career. Recently, I received the news that I have received a principalship and will be given the opportunity to run my own school, Clayton Heights Secondary, in several weeks. Moving back to the cycling analogy that weaves its way through Shifting Gears, I no longer have to be the “domestique” working for the team. I can work with a tea...Larry Cuban o...
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May | 2013 | Shifting Gears
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Thoughts on education, cycling and life. Monthly Archives: May 2013. May 30, 2013. You can never go home again…or can you? However, I refused to let go of Tamanawis. I often visited the school for whatever reason I could think of. It was great to continue relationships with a place that was dear to my hear. I remember at the end of my first administration year, I was invited back to Tamanawis for their year end barbeque. I was truly in the best of both worlds. Many of my friends have grown up with me in ...
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January | 2016 | Shifting Gears
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Thoughts on education, cycling and life. Monthly Archives: January 2016. January 9, 2016. As I finally get back to blogging (after a year away), it comes at a very interesting time in my career. Recently, I received the news that I have received a principalship and will be given the opportunity to run my own school, Clayton Heights Secondary, in several weeks. Moving back to the cycling analogy that weaves its way through Shifting Gears, I no longer have to be the “domestique” working for the...Classic L...
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Dropping the Chain | Shifting Gears
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Thoughts on education, cycling and life. November 22, 2014. The strike, though a terrible situation, did provide me an opportunity to get on my bike. I have enjoyed cycling for a long time but I find it difficult to ride to school most days due to meetings and the lack of light in the mornings. Cycling in Surrey can be an adventure and a number of my co-workers have mentioned how I am taking my life in my hands. Those support structures will be my repair kit just in case. My First Tour – Year One. You ar...
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You can never go home again…or can you? | Shifting Gears
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Thoughts on education, cycling and life. May 30, 2013. You can never go home again…or can you? However, I refused to let go of Tamanawis. I often visited the school for whatever reason I could think of. It was great to continue relationships with a place that was dear to my hear. I remember at the end of my first administration year, I was invited back to Tamanawis for their year end barbeque. I was truly in the best of both worlds. I just don’t understand the expression. Why can’t you go home again?