What is the potential for educators? Is a new paradigm for the teaching profession possible? I …
learning new lessons
Letting Go and Grieving
In a novel I read recently, one character spoke to another whose life was going to hell in a hand …
Exercising My Right to Speak
Have there been times in your life when you’ve been involved in some form of verbal conflict and …
Take Us to Your Leader: Leadership Styles
One section of the first module of Respect in Sport, deals with the four leadership styles. As I …
Revelation
I had to write poetry when I was in high school. I didn't know what I was doing -- where to start …
Intensity and The Rules We Live By
When we are children, we look to our parents or caregivers to provide us with shelter, and food and …
Who Do You Teach?
Have you ever wondered about the students you teach? Ever thought about who they are, what drives …
Reflection – an instrument to support an educator’s professional renewal and transformation
When I remember my experiences as a classroom teacher, I know that while I was teaching music and …
Movement, growth, change and evolution
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Get a move on! You’ve got to move it! move it! It …
Christmas Time is Here — Bah Humbug or Yahoo?
“Christmas time is here. Happiness and cheer.” My best memories of Christmas are of shopping for …
Calling a Spade a Spade
Lately, I’ve been thinking about addiction as it applies to my life. I’ve read what others said …
Continuing to be Crippled
In Hope Floats, Sandra Bullock’s character tells her daughter that childhood is not a time …
I have always believed that people should have opportunities to realize their full power. Are you ready to explore your journey?