“Dad, how come we should F$CK the White House?”  “Grandpa, how come they are saying F$CK Trump?  Isn’t he our president?”  “Grandpa, how come they are not going to the White House?  Isn’t the White House for all of us?” “Dad, since you like President Trump, are we not included in their celebration?”  Those are […]

My heart is heavy.  I don’t know why?  I am going to guess… My heart is heavy because I realize I do not have 30 years left to teach high school music.  My time is coming to end.  I will change the names of the schools.  Don’t want to hurt anyone.  However, in the end,

“They have to __________________.”  “They need to __________________.”  One of the many things I have learned about being a leader is to NEVER exclude yourself from the group.  This means, as a leader, I need to use the pronoun, “we.”  Or, the pronoun “us.”  However, I am noticing more and more leaders using the pronoun,

Again, sorry for not writing for a while.  And again… MANY THANKS FOR CHOOSING TO TAKE THE TIME TO READ MY WRITING. So, since May 31, 2019, I have been on vacation.  I write this on June 19, 2019.  I have had 19 days to have responsibility for me.  My choices on how to spend

On May 11, 2019, I had one of the most important events happen in my life as a father.  Our daughter, Kathryn, graduated from the University of __________.  I am purposely not going to tell you the university because it just didn’t happen at this university.  It happened at HUNDREDS of university commences across the

Been too long since last post… sorry … AGAIN.  Well, as the saying goes, “it happened again.”  Some six-to-eight miles away from Columbine.  Two teenagers decided to act on their extremely selfish emotions.  I don’t know if you know this factoid:  TEENAGERS ARE SELFISH.  It’s true.  They need to be taught how to think about

It is time for a positive / uplifting story. The other day I had a meeting with a parent and child. At the meeting, including me, there were four educational professionals, parent, child and an interpreter. I am going to respect the folks at the meeting by making no reference to gender or ethnicity of

This will be a brief “entry.”  From my alma mater today (April 9, 2019), University of the Pacific, I received an advertisement for a presentation by an award winning teacher.  The topic:  CONVERSATION ON LEADING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE.”  I guess it is important to know the presenter is 37; blonde; causasian; heterosexual; married; with children. 

From March 8 -12, 2019, for the first time, I attended the John Maxwell:  INTERNATIONAL MAXWELL CERTIFICATION event.  John Maxwell is my “LEADERSHIP-GURU.”  Next to the Bible, every book Dr. Maxwell has written, I have read for the sole purpose of IMPROVING.  The only exception to what I just said about “every” book, are the

Prior to my “parody” … important information Please know the following is a fact:  A PARENT AND / OR STUDENT DOES NOT… does not … HAVE TO INFORM A TEACHER THERE IS A “PROBLEM”  between the student and the teacher. It’s true in California.  Hence, my frustration cannot be with a public school’s administration… LET