Ancora Imparo

We seek excellence by constant trial and error.  ~Master Kwon The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.                                               ~Shana Alexander Week 11 in Review With Parent/Teacher Conferences in our rear-view mirror, it’s [...]

We do not do well except when we know where the best is and when we are assured that we have touched it and hold its power within us. ~Joseph Joubert  Week 10 – A Week in Review My football friends tell me that when a team is in the Red Zone that means they [...]

Just make up your mind at the very outset that your work is going to stand for quality…that you are going to stamp a superior quality upon everything that goes out of your hands, that whatever you do shall bear the hall-mark of excellence. ~ Orison Swett Marden Week 9 in Review Well, last week [...]

Excellence is a journey not a destination. Week 8 in Review Week Eight and Nine in the world of a public high school is much like the fall television rollout for the networks.  Much of the schedule is new, but not all of it is gripping or as interesting to view couched inside of our [...]

“Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.”  — Niccolo Machiavelli Week 7 in Review Data Teams.  I am guessing you are already tired of talking about them.  I want to urge every department not to get discouraged.  This is a part of the work we do as educators to improve our [...]