During Leadership Day at Hurricane Town Elementary, WV, the students treated us to their daily pledge.  What a great way for everyone to be reminded to be a leader!

The 7 Habits Pledge
I pledge today the Habits I’ll use,
Become a strong leader and spread the good news.

I will Be Proactive—I’m in charge of me.

Begin With the End in Mind—planning is the key.

Put First Things First—I will work then play...

On April 3rd, one student from each classroom traveled into Quincy, IL to present their data notebooks to a group of Community Leaders at the United Way. The students held quick student-led conferences with 2 to 3 different board members sharing their data, goals, action plans, and growth that they tracked and worked toward throughout this year. Future Leaders presenting to present leaders! The...

In Clayton Christensen’s book, Disrupting Class, he reveals that schools in the U.S. have, in fact, constantly improved. However, society keeps moving the goalposts by changing the definition of quality and asking schools to take on new jobs. He thinks that schools have adapted remarkably well considering that we now ask our schools to do much more that ensure academic success.

In the disruptiv...