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School Administrator, January 2019


“My teachers quickly labeled me as a child with a learning disorder. My mother was called in when I was in third grade and they told her that I probably would never be above a ‘C’ student. I was going to struggle in school they told her, and college may or may not be a possibility. … And so let it be known that back in 1989 I was labeled learning disabled. Let it also be known that in May of 1999 I gave the valedictorian commencement speech at my graduation. Both moments were merely just chapters.”

From “Chapters” by Travis Jordan (superintendent, Beulah, N.D.) on his blog Beyond Measure


“The frequency at which people say, ‘I don’t care’ when being questioned about an inappropriate action is saddening. And it’s not just kids, it’s all of us. There is a general lack of responsibility and duty to our tasks/jobs that has developed in our society.”

From “Just Why?” by Peter C. Blake (superintendent, Rome N.Y.) on his blog Leading Through Listening


“I have talked about taking risks. I know that I learned from our students how to take a risk by their challenging the school board to raise the ‘Black Lives Matter’ Flag, amongst the controversy in our community. They wanted to contribute to their community and they did.”

From “What Do You Believe That Drives You to be an Educator?” by Bill Kimball (superintendent, Washington Central Supervisory Union 32, Montpelier, Vt.) on his Superintendent’s Blog


“We’ve all probably heard the conversation about being ‘book smart’ or ‘street smart,’ heard others talk about someone ‘having a sixth sense’ or being a ‘people person.’ As a society, we often find ourselves describing people in terms of their strengths or ‘intelligences’.”

From “Do These Glasses Make Me Look Smart?” by Dave Eberwein (superintendent/CEO, School District 63, Saanichton, British Columbia) on his blog The Power of Why



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