Here we are in June, the end of the school year. It is also the end of my first year as vice president. At the end of each year of teaching I would always review the year and work on how I could make the next year better. I am doing something similar, except instead of trying to focus on how to help the students learn better, I now work on making our organization better, to support educators better, to make public education better.
The best teachers I ever had did not give me the best grades. They taught me how to be a better student. The best evaluators made me a better teacher, not by focusing on my imperfections, but by highlighting what I was doing well. I became a better teacher by trying to do more of the good things rather than becoming mediocre by avoiding the bad things.
When I speak to local leaders, I urge them to think about how they want their association to be better. The goals they set should help move the organization toward improvement. And progress toward the goals needs to be evaluated regularly or your hopes will soon be forgotten as all of your time gets devoured by the constant gnawing of urgent tasks that drain us every day.
So please join me in putting the negatives in their proper place and concentrate on building the positive.
Have a great summer!
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