Thinking about my blog...

All great leaders have good intentions. I have this grandiose idea about using my blog to talk to parents about best practice in education and raising middle school children. I often have really BIG ideas---my problem is implementing them. It isn't that I don't like the blog--I love it. The problem is finding time to think about topics, research them, and then write about them. I want my blog to be special, but I am finding that it is just another thing for me to do. I have decided to keep the blog for now--but to use it more as a conversational piece about what is going on at Deerpark. It won't be research based or contain new trends in education. It will simply be a way for me to tell you how things are going at your child's school. So, let the "blogging" begin (is that even a word?) :o)

Rangers Rock

I was doing classroom observations today, and I couldn't help but notice the 7th grade boy athletes. All of the male athletes looked so handsome in their new red Deerpark "Polo's" tucked into their pants. It was so refreshing to be able to identify the boys that would be playing football tonight and wish them well on their game. Coach League and his staff have done a superb job of reinforcing to our athletes that they are students first and athletes second. We expect our athletes to be student leaders in both their behavior and their academic performance. These athletes are responsible for having their grades checked by all of their teachers every week, and I applaud these young men for maintaining their grades and committing themselves to excellence. Go Rangers!