March Madness Edu-Style
It has been a while since I have been able to blog. Sound familiar? Winter and spring are really a crazy time of year in education, at least I think so. Not only are you working hard to keep the momentum going for the school year after a nice 2-week holiday, but you are also planning for the next year. A foot in both worlds. It wears on you. I have been struggling to keep my head above water for weeks. But yesterday, it was different. Yesterday was a breath of fresh air for me and an opportunity to reinvigorate my practice and rejuvenate my enthusiasm. Let me tell you why: Yesterday I was able to remind myself of what is most important: the students. And how I did that was really nothing more than a series of fortunate occurrences that ultimately added up to one unbelievable day. My day began not at my school, but at the school of a dear friend (we've known each other since college (you can decide how long ago that r...