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The Recovering Principal: May 2012
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A blog about a man who left a job as a junior high principal in order to save his sanity, or whatever was left of it. Books You Should Read. The Principal's Perspective: Special Education. Saturday, May 12, 2012. I Know You Mean Well, But. Might I take a moment of your time to discuss with you those well-meaning folks who seem to have lost their tact? Let's talk about Funeral Home Etiquette. Sometimes they can get the makeup all wrong.". If you don't know the person, why are you there? While we're still ...
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The Recovering Principal: March 2012
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A blog about a man who left a job as a junior high principal in order to save his sanity, or whatever was left of it. Books You Should Read. The Principal's Perspective: Special Education. Thursday, March 22, 2012. A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. - Shakespeare. Remember when we used to say, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me! 8221; That’s a lie. Shamefully, my response was to post the paragraph to my Facebook page and ask for i...
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The Recovering Principal: Why I Don't Run
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A blog about a man who left a job as a junior high principal in order to save his sanity, or whatever was left of it. Books You Should Read. The Principal's Perspective: Special Education. Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Why I Dont Run. I'm glad they enjoy it so much. I enjoy living vicariously through their run reports on Facebook, Twitter and other social media. Many times I've imagined myself running right beside them. Cruising along, earbuds embedded, music pushing me. That's about the extent of my joy.
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The Recovering Principal: March 2013
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A blog about a man who left a job as a junior high principal in order to save his sanity, or whatever was left of it. Books You Should Read. The Principal's Perspective: Special Education. Saturday, March 30, 2013. The Virtue of Intolerance. I'm going to argue that as much as tolerance is a sought after and desired state for some, intolerance is as much a virtue. How in the world can that be? I wonder if he would be labeled a "racist" and a "bigot"? If I disagree with someone who supports gay marriage, I...
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The Recovering Principal: A Culture of Death: Reaping What We've Sown
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A blog about a man who left a job as a junior high principal in order to save his sanity, or whatever was left of it. Books You Should Read. The Principal's Perspective: Special Education. Saturday, December 22, 2012. A Culture of Death: Reaping What We've Sown. As a direct result of those two issues, we have seen the glorification of death creep into all aspects of our society. Gangs have risen from the already depressed and troubled parts of our society. Why? When you live in a society that doesn't val...
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The Recovering Principal: July 2012
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A blog about a man who left a job as a junior high principal in order to save his sanity, or whatever was left of it. Books You Should Read. The Principal's Perspective: Special Education. Friday, July 20, 2012. Who, Exactly, Is Raising This Baby? While The Spouse and I were traveling around in Peoria, IL. We were stopped at a light waiting to turn. I looked over to my right and this is what I saw:. Yes, you read that correctly. Do you speak like this in front of your children? I'm not a prude and I'm no...
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The Recovering Principal: Jack My iPad And Suffer The Consequences
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A blog about a man who left a job as a junior high principal in order to save his sanity, or whatever was left of it. Books You Should Read. The Principal's Perspective: Special Education. Sunday, September 2, 2012. Jack My iPad And Suffer The Consequences. It appears that The Girl Child jacked my iPad and took some pics. Perhaps you'd like to see them. Evidently, she found the app that distorts your pictures. Three nostrils are better than one. Here's a really popular look for back to school. A Whole Ne...
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The Recovering Principal: Books You Should Read
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A blog about a man who left a job as a junior high principal in order to save his sanity, or whatever was left of it. Books You Should Read. The Principal's Perspective: Special Education. Books You Should Read. The World is Flat - Thomas L. Friedman's landmark book on the on the technological evolution and how it has flattened our round world. The book is huge and will take some tolerance for Friedman's not-so-hidden political leanings, but the content is well-worth the time and trouble. I'm a 45 year o...
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The Recovering Principal: The Virtue of Intolerance
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A blog about a man who left a job as a junior high principal in order to save his sanity, or whatever was left of it. Books You Should Read. The Principal's Perspective: Special Education. Saturday, March 30, 2013. The Virtue of Intolerance. I'm going to argue that as much as tolerance is a sought after and desired state for some, intolerance is as much a virtue. How in the world can that be? I wonder if he would be labeled a "racist" and a "bigot"? If I disagree with someone who supports gay marriage, I...
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The Recovering Principal: January 2012
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A blog about a man who left a job as a junior high principal in order to save his sanity, or whatever was left of it. Books You Should Read. The Principal's Perspective: Special Education. Thursday, January 5, 2012. Kids, Guns, Schools - I Hate Those Words Together. If you haven't been following the news lately, you may have missed this recent story. About an 8th grade student who was shot and killed at his school on Wednesday. So, this begs the inevitable question. Who's right? Likewise, I can't imagine...