2021-2022 School Year

When I taught language arts, one of our writings was based on the This I Believe series. 

The start of this school year will be unlike any other. The Chief School Administrator position became available, and after much consideration I applied. While I am certainly qualified for the role, and it would have been an honor to earn the position, the responsibilities will fall on another candidate.

Not even being considered with a courtesy interview created a layer of doubt to others' perceived value of the contributions I've made over my tenure.  I certainly would have enjoyed the challenge of being the CSA, but perhaps not all that it encompassed. There are plenty of people that don't like their job. I'm not one of them. I'm excited about the opportunities the future holds for our kids, school, and community, despite not being at the helm.

Today, is a great day to remember to Do What you Love, and I hope you are able...

8

The comment I find myself wanting to leave on threads where political parties are bashing one another, or just trying to make their point of the absurdity of one side or the other is simply, eight.

Do you know why?

Hint: Noah's Ark

Please Share Hobbies that Pay

The House of Ed Tech is one of the podcasts I frequent the most. https://www.chrisnesi.com/

On a recent episode Chris spoke about the five types of hobbies you should have in your life:

1. Make money
2. Keep you in shape
3. Keep you creative
4. Build your knowledge
5. Evolve your mindset

I'm missing the make money one...I was trying to convince myself that because my actual work involves some of my hobbies I could consider that as making money, but it doesn't fit.

I'm going to work on expanding my hobbies to include some that "make money."

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As  I reflect a bit more I was probably just conflicted because of the quote in my mind about don't make a hobby become your work. 

So if I can consider a side job as a hobby...that is doable (and I've done it.)

Building canoe racks/coaching chess/virus removal/

The one I miss the most....clamming....

CSA Opportunity

The Chief School Administrator position became available this year, and after much consideration I applied. While I am certainly qualified for the role, and it would have been an honor to earn the position, the responsibilities will fall on another candidate.

I talk to plenty of people that don't like their job. I'm not one of them. I get plenty of satisfaction from the work we do at our district, and I'm excited about the opportunities the future holds for our kids, school, and community.

Leaving something better than we found it, is what I hope we will continue.

 

Hiring

Recommending someone for hire to the board of education is one of the most important things an administrator can do.

Choosing the best candidate matters, but how do you know you're getting the best.

The stage of life one is in often determines what they are able to contribute to an organization

Intentional Use of Time

I went through my blogroll the other day only to discover that Joe Bower (for the love of learning) passed. I won't get into all the cliches about how fast time goes, but I will venture down a path I am confident I shared before.

The older we get the faster time goes (relatively speaking.)

When we are first born...one day is 100% of our life....

After a year it is only 1/365 of our life....

When you reach 50 a day is only 1/18250 of one's life...

Days continue to become a smaller percentage of your life...

Fieldwork to Work

When I was completing fieldwork I had many opportunities to work in a leadership capacity. The difference between then and now is becoming clearer. Fieldwork provided the opportunity to step in and out of the leadership role at my discretion, but now the expectation is a constant, and that's a good thing.