Those who can teach, teach. Those who cannot, move out of the way.

“I believe in myself and my ability to do my best at all times. Just for today: I will listen, I will speak, I will feel, I will think, I wil read, I will write! I will do all of these things with one purpose in mind: to do my best, and to not waste this day, for this day will come no more.”

~ Ernestine Mitchell

Happy New Year!
Happy Everything!

Our preschool doors have officially closed.  Now it is a new career and opportunities to learn that knock on my door (early in the morning) instead of preschoolers. It is a new year, bursting with hope and waiting for moments to capitalize on.

The quote at the top is our “Learner’s Creed.” …our mantra. Every class or workshop I have given to students and teachers has it read as an opening activity so we set our purpose right away. Right or wrong, accurate or not, your reputation will precede you.

We all have reputations.

You know the people who are kind, honorable, respectful, industrious, and dependable.  On the flip side, there are those who are curmudgeonly, arrogant, dishonest, inconsistent, and lazy. How we present ourselves determines how much respect we receive and success we will experience.

Think about it. Companies with good images, such as Apple, Sony, Nordstrom, Coca-Cola have high sales and happy consumers - proof in the pudding.  Our image precedes a sale. In the blogoshphere a sale can be pursuasive words, products, or subscriptions.  The bottom line is, can you trust what you are reading or buying?  

I believe, as with any community, bonds are built, collaboration empowers ideas and innovations evolve. I also believe this is the year that thinking out of the box will be celebrated and online learning will be the new frontier to give our education system a kick in the seat of the pants.  

Today will never come again.

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