Binding Together Excellence

February 26, 2012

With regard to excellence, it is not enough to know, but we must try to have and use it.  ~Aristotle Week 26 in Review You are not alone. All you think is how hard it is during this time of year… in our data teams work, with our immense daily workload, with benchmarks, state testing [...]


Excellence is not Perfection

February 23, 2012

Don’t waste your time striving for perfection; instead, strive for excellence – doing your best.  ~Sir Lawrence Olivier Week 25 in Review I was reminded last week that perfection is overrated. I agree, and at Benton we have never been about perfection.  Those who think we are must be walking a very lonely path.  I [...]


In Love with Excellence

February 12, 2012

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word – excellence.  To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. ~Pearl Buck Week 24 in Review When thinking about the exciting Court Warming week we enjoyed last week at Benton, I must tell you that I absolutely love our school, our [...]


Coming Home to Excellence

February 5, 2012

Excellence is in the details.  Give attention to the details and excellence will come. ~Perry Paxton Week 23 in Review I love coming home.  I especially love it when I have visited other schools and come home the dedicated, incredible, crazy (I say that totally in terms of fun) people I work with every day [...]