Just for remembering-this will mean nothing to anyone but me.

Peddler outside

Robert-Where are the picker berries?

Peddler walks in at the same time as Bowie answers "There over there!" pointing to the stack being ran through the grader.

Robert and I at the same time,"No these are them!"

Bowie "Picker berries? there over there!" pointing again.

Rober and I louder "These are them!!!!!!"

Bowie looking around sees the peddler. "Oh yeah, these are them!"

Working in the blueberry shed

Ok. The blueberry shed could be its own blog. So much goes on over there. I really like the people who work for us and they keep me entertained and connected. They have some ideas that I think are crazy and find things fun that I would consider-----not respectable. But anyway, they keep me in perspective of the parents I deal with and the way they think is probably the way a lot of my parents think.

One could say that my employees are not the top students. That always leads me to the question--Why weren't they successful in school? Did they fail school or did school fail them? Just the way they work and the way they handle situations shows me they have some intelligence. Do we mark intelligence only if a person has "book smarts?"

They know how to organize and can quickly see when a job needs to be done. That says a lot for a person when they can jump in and get things done. I really like that in an employee. They are respectful in their attitude and work harder when appreciated or a slight compliment. Isn't that the way we all are? A slight compliment goes a long way.

Becoming Principal

It has been a week since I found out Mr. Jones resigned. Within an instant of the text, I answered Mr. V that I would like the job.

For the last several months of school I felt as though our staff and students were short changed in a leader. I would like to become a leader that will inspire and motivate all, students and teachers, to be all they can be. I want the teachers to know they are appreciated and that they are great. Now how can we be fabulous? How can we make Marshall Elementary one of those schools you hear about on tv? One of those schools that is meeting the needs of all their students and the teachers are thrilled to work there? I really don't know but would like to be given the opportunity to be the leader I would like to have. We are already doing so many good things at our school we have just got to become proud of those things. Stop tearing one another down.

Big question--How do you deal with the teacher that seems to want to do the opposite of the leader? Prayer will answer that or at least help that.

Either way, I am going to look at the job opportunity as a gift. God knows what we need at Marshall and he knows what I can handle in my life. If I get the job, it is a gift and God will lead me to make the valuable decisions and say the encouraging things I need to. Let me remember to keep him first and pray. If I don't get the job, there is something about it I am not equip to handle. I can accept the decision. There are tons of things I would like to accomplish in my 4th grade literacy. Either decision, there are new things to do and accomplish. If I stay in the classroom, maybe I can start change with the way I approach it and the things that I do.