- When the mind is braced by the weighty expectations of a prepared work, the page of whatever book we read, becomes luminous with manifold allusion. Every sentence is doubly significant; the sense of our author is as broad as the world. There is creative reading as well as creative writing. ~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks 5:233
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Recent Posts
- LePage-King dustup has drawn us away from important policy debate
- Thought of the Day: Reactions
- Commissioner’s Update – March 26, 2015
- Encouragement
- LePage tax cut plan, based on disproven thinking, comes at a staggering price
- Surviving Friendly Fire: 8 Tips for Dealing with Unfair Criticism
- It’s All Urgent! Six Ways to Prioritize When Everything’s a Priority
- Commissioner’s Update – January 29, 2015
- Millions in public school funds on the line if Maine loses federal education waiver
- All six of Maine’s charter schools have student waiting lists
- Expenses up more than revenue in state K-12 budget proposal
- LePage’s ridiculous corporate tax giveaway will face legislative scrutiny
- LePage proposes under-the-radar corporate tax giveaway
- Washington State Democratic Party Committee Votes to Reject Common Core
- Who Is Profiting From Charters? The Big Bucks Behind Charter School Secrecy, Financial Scandal and Corruption
- The Reality Tale of Two Education Systems: One for the Poor, and One for the Rest
- Report recommending EPS changes now available
- More money for K-12, but costs rising
- Exposing K-12 Schools Achilles’ Heel
- The Role of the Community in Education
- Step By Step, the Journey Towards Freedom From Grade Levels
- The Abdication of Parenthood: A Cry For Help?
- 10 Wishes for Schools in 2015
- China’s Education Gap
- Education on Wheels: What are the Real Costs of Busing Too Many Kids to School?
- LePage Administration proposes public charter school funding fix
- Commissioner’s Update – January 22, 2015
- There’s no answer sheet for questions about how LePage’s tax reform plan would affect Maine schools
- Mind Over Marshmallows
- Pennsylvania: Watching Public Education Die in Delaware County
- “Schools in Context”: The Full Text of a Major Study Comparing the U.S. to Eight Other Nations
- How and Why Money Matters in Schools (one more time – updated)
- A Néw Bill to Abolish Annual Testing
- 3 Ideas to Revolutionize School
- How To Manage Systems
- $48/barrel oil. What do you mean we shouldn’t be happy about that?
- South Portland school officials worry LePage plan could cause local budget woes
- LePage flat-funds education in proposed budget riddled with cuts
- LePage’s push for school district consolidation: Incentives not penalties
- With tax cuts, LePage owes voters fiscal responsibility
- The Law of Diminishing Intent
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- Henry Ford’s Advice
- 8 Habits of Effective Critical Thinkers
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Monthly Archives: August 2012
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Is your business underperforming? If so, chances are high that your CFO or you as owner have determined that it is necessary to “manage the business by the numbers.” Reporting systems are put in place and…
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Are You A Leader Or A Boss?
By Chris LoCurto If you want to find out if you are a leader or just a boss, here’s a check-list that can help based on some of the best examples of great leaders I’ve known. A leader has passion, … Continue reading
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The Five Dysfunctions: A blueprint for a more effective team
Originally posted on Peak Performance Solutions Blog:
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Model According to Patrick Lencioni’s bestselling business book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, for a team to be truly effective, they must overcome these five dysfunctions:…
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Trust in Teams
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Today’s workplace is filled with teams and team work is critical to the success of businesses. It allows people to accomplish more by working with others than they would individually. As leaders we trust the team…
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Team communication: ground rules
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Explore every person’s ideas fully and politely. Discipline yourself to listen and understand others’ ideas. Don’t argue or debate but explore and support. Demonstrate your openness and trust in others. Be an active contributor and…
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What Lousy Leaders Can’t Do
Leadership Freak Lousy leaders expect others to adapt to them. They’re rigid and bossy. If you expect others to adapt to you, get over yourself. Failure to adapt to others frustrates everyone, including yourself. Leadership is relationships.All relationships include adapting.Successful … Continue reading
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What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland’s School Success
By Anu Partanen The Scandinavian country is an education superpower because it values equality more than excellence. Everyone agrees the United States needs to improve its education system dramatically, but how? READ MORE….. REBLOGGED From: THE ATLANTIC http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/12/what-americans-keep-ignoring-about-finlands-school-success/250564/
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Farewell Stephen Covey
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Author Stephen Covey died last month, age 79 (from complications arising from a bicycle accident!). The best known of his books is “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, but I first met him between the covers…
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Over 200 users on UClass already!
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It has been only 9 days since our launch and over 200 users are on United Classrooms! Teachers sign up free at UClass.org. If you haven’t watched our demo video yet, spend the time to…
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RSU 57 – Massabesic Schools – student-centered learning
RSU 57 has been moving toward performance-based, student-centered learning for more than a decade. Discovering comprehensive models – The Art and Science of Teacher, RISC – that synthesized the various elements of “best practice” encouraged the district to commit to … Continue reading
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News & Notes on LEARNING for LEADERS 