For many, the New Year is a time for new beginnings.  Resolutions are made to eat less and exercise more, to talk less and listen more, or perhaps take less and give more.  All well intentioned ideals that, too often, never get accomplished to the degree to which we hope.  Somehow life finds a way to distract us and soon, we fall back into our normal routine.

Tomorrow, many of our schools will be heading back to school.  For many teachers, this natural break in the schedule allows them to revisit the first portion of the year to assess areas of success, as well as areas in which they fell short.  They will return to school with a resolve to change those things that were not working….a new year resolution if you will.  I have always found this a perfect time to make cultural and instructional changes.  I also found that as long as I didn’t allow myself to become distracted, making these changes after a natural break was very effective.

Today, no every day, I encourage you to use natural breaks in the school schedule as an opportunity to make any major cultural or instructional changes that need to be made.  Experience taught me that my students were more open to such changes coming off such breaks.  It also taught me that I was more open to such changes after I had a chance to recharge my batteries.  Just sayin’!

Make Today a Magnificent Day!

Gary L Rupert

Culture Strategist/Coach

II:Leaders Creating:II Leaders

LCL Mentors @ Marching Arts Education