Feb 09
Anyone who knew me as a superintendent knew that I was very committed to early learning and play-based education. Some of my previous blog posts were: Grandparents and Early Leaning, Early Learning: A Great Way to Start, and Developing the Young Brain. During my time at Holy Spirit, we created a play charter with the …
Feb 03
About a week ago I placed the following on my LinkedIn feed. “It is perplexing how often we toss the word leader around especially in the political realm. Many of our so called “political leaders” in both Canada and the United States are far from leaders. They have power, financial backing and authority, but they …
Jan 21
Many years ago, I had the pleasure of working closely with Wayne Hulley. In one of his keynote presentations, he began with some thought provoking statements. It certainly got the audience thinking and was an excellent “starter.” Since then, I’ve often used a similar format to help set the stage. Last week while working in …
Jan 12
I woke up early this morning with cascading thoughts on what I wanted to write about this week. Some of my desire to share comes simply from my desire to share, while there is also a certain amount of frustration that I need to “write” out! Let’s begin with a statement that I used to …
Jan 11
Today marks my 5-year retirement anniversary as Superintendent of Schools for Holy Spirit Catholic School Division. Just like today, it was a Sunday, and I remember walking around St. Basil’s Catholic Education Centre one last time before I left my keys on my desk, closed my office door and said goodbye to a place that …