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Document vs. Experience
I grew up hard-wired to vacation. Principals tend to work crazy hours September-June and this administrator looks forward to 40 hour work weeks for July and August plus 2-3 weeks of vacation. Whether...
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Blogging from ASCD
Thoughts on Workshops In my 25 years is this biz, I have been to scores of workshops of varying quality. Some have made a tremendous impact such as the first time I saw Wiggins and McTigue on their...
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The Power of Patriotism
A few years ago a teacher in my building gently chided me for being a bit overzealous in my patriotic praise. During a June Flag Day ceremony I stated to the students and staff how fortunate we are to...
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House Bill 39 Update
The public hearing regarding House Bill 39 is happening on Tuesday, January 25. The meeting will begin at 10:30AM in the Legislative Office Building, Rm. 207 in Concord, NH.
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My Mentor, Colleague, and Friend
Memories flood back at the most interesting and unpredictable times. Last Sunday I was heading through security at the airport on the way to Washington D.C. for ASCD’s Leadership Institute for...
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Memorial Day 2011
Thanks to my Father’s experience as a Marine in World War II, I grew up with a healthy respect for those who sacrificed their time and lives defending our American ideals. He never glorified his time...
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Early Returns on the iPad
A year ago when the new iPad debuted, many of my colleagues assumed that I would buy one immediately, given my track record. For example, when the first bondi blue iMac was for sale, I bought it in the...
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Spilled Cups of Tea
Courtesy of penniesforpeace.org It is difficult when a hero falls. Greg Mortenson seemed to embody every part of the hero definition. According to his story, he came upon a tiny Pakistani village by...
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A Blog Posting Challenge
While I barely remember stating it, I put out a challenge to my fellow School Principals in a recent post here and on Connected Principals: I have a goal beginning July 1…two blog posts a week...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
On behalf of the entire Carozza Family, Happy Thanksgiving! Marie, Bill, Ben, Abby, and Jake
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The Advantage of Professional Capital
As part of my role with NHASCD, I was able to have dinner with well known educational speaker and author Andy Hargreaves and his wife last year when he spoke in Concord, NH as part of our...
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My Favorite Vet
I first posted this three years ago today. I’m re-posting today on Veteran’s Day, in honor of Vic Carozza, my favorite Vet. I have a natural affinity for anything with knobs, buttons, keys, screens,...
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Wisdom From a D.C. Cab Driver
I’m writing this post at Reagan International Airport, after working with the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in D.C. for the last three days as part of the Principal’s Standing...
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An Attitude of Gratitude
Thanksgiving may be the best American holiday as there’s so little baggage attached to the celebration. It’s free from religious or political dispute and we don’t have to worry about emptying our...
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The Facebook Quandary
A couple of weeks ago I received a post on my Facebook timeline from one of my mother’s good friends back in St. Louis. She was sending along best wishes given the crazy amount of snow we’ve received...
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Nepal Needs Help
Courtesy of DZI Foundation (https://dzi.org/) How different can two lives be while existing on this same earth? Today, while working from home during spring break, I wrote up a teacher observation,...
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In Need of Wellness
Tweet The view from Great Bay, Seacoast New Hampshire – my hike this weekend Yesterday was a rare day for me. I did less than one hour of “work” and spent much of my day engaged in relaxing...
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Is the Principal Your “Pal”?
Tweet It was painfully obvious as I talked with Kindergarten students that they already had an impression of the Principal on the second day of school. I did not even know their names yet. I’ve had no...
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Rick Dufour’s Brave Fight
Tweet It brings everything into clearer focus and allows us to see the what’s really important through the noise. When someone is fighting for their life, someone you know and respect, the way they...
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The Power of Collaboration
Tweet I was honored to speak this past Friday at a new conference at Keene State College designed to gather together New Hampshire educators in the Southwest portion of the state. The goal of the day...
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