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Ever received a frantic phone call from someone needing help? Out of nowhere in a dazzling blue sky, that swiftly moving thunderstorm of need rolls in over your nice quiet afternoon. And the peaceful rhythm of the day is suddenly set to an uneven beat.
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Like most of you, I’m busy. I mean really busy. So busy that I wonder how I ever had time to hold down a job before I retired. Either I’m pitching my latest novel to a literary agent; or the meadow out back needs mowing; or a bank statement wants for balancing; or a commode won’t stop running; or there’s the list of honey-do’s, dutifully crafted by my Special Angel, that I never seem to get whittled down. Yet surprisingly, I wonder where all the time gets off to. The answer is simple: By being busy being busy. But is that all I want out of life? Wel-l-l, … I don’t think so.
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The year 2020 threw public education a furious curve ball. The system swung and missed. Strike one. We were glad to see 2020 end thinking 2021 would have something much better to look forward to. What a trick. We got a repeat of what we just left. More haphazard planning, inconsistent information and reactive pandemic responses that affected student achievement. Strike two. Now 2 years into the pandemic, public education, students and families are still in an upheaval with no plan of stability in sight.
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Andy is a typical early riser. Meaning he is usually up, dressed and sitting at the desk in his office by around seven every morning. Which causes him to see the sun began to filter cautiously through the blinds and get stronger as morning passes. One such morning, he glanced at the window and thought, “Huh, sure seems awfully hazy and cloudy to be the gorgeous day the weatherman predicted. Hopefully, maybe those clouds will get burned off by the sun, ‘cause we sure need it today.”
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Warning signs are everywhere, advising, cajoling, demanding. And for the most part they are necessary. Take for example a common one posted on freeway offramps declaring ‘Wrong Way.’ Now that’s one you’d want to pay attention to, unless of course you fancy multiple head-on collisions in your near future.
Read moreMost people define the success of sports teams by the scoreboard. Coaches know the scoreboard does not tell the full story. A losing team might have played the best game of the year while the winning team played poorly. Standardized testing can be compared to a football contest.
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The holiday season is upon us! Actually, if you’ve been out to any major big box store, the holiday season has pretty much been upon us since mid-July, and seems to creep back a bit more every year!
Read moreAs we approach the upcoming Christmas of 2021, some folks will be looking back at last year’s disaster when COVID-19 ruined the Christmas spirit for a lot of families.
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