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My epiphany was when I realized what my job was: 1) ensure a safe campus, so learning can occur; 2) manage the budget so my school has the resources it needs; 3) coach, mentor, support, & develop my staff, who are the ones doing “the work”. That’s it. www.the-breakthrough-coach.com/when-hands-o...

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This is a very good thread

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My March @thestorygraph.com - two good memoirs this month!

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School leaders, you can’t do it all. You’re not SUPPOSED to do it all. So stop trying. Do the work that is yours to do - coaching, mentoring, supporting, guiding, and providing resources to your staff. #edusky #schoolprincipal #leadership www.instagram.com/reel/DG0zxPc...

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Another SpaceX oopsy seems like a good occasion to share this @propublica.org piece from a few weeks back

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open.substack.com/pub/noahpini... It’s been evident for some time to anyone paying attention that Trump is a gangster turning the US into a gangster state. The ambush in the White House on Friday morning should make even conservatives sit up and take notice Noah Smith argues

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My February StoryGraph. Expanded repertoire this month thx to @thestorygraph rdg challenges. Some of it has been great- read a terrific nonfiction book about modern art I’d usually never have read- & some of it not so great (currently reading a book that may actually become my 1st DNF book in yrs)

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By going after the most popular government programs, they are thinking long-term, planning for a world where no one defends government agencies because these agencies don’t do anything that we value.

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60 MINUTES: “Utter nonsense. The most accountable aid agency in the world is USAID… DOGE fired their top 58 officials within an hour of arriving…” This was never about efficiency. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGLXa9r...

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So many years consumed building the barricades, fortifying the battlements, mastering deflection and evasion, stockpiling armories of words and wiles - All to be disarmed by a gentle smile #vss365 #disarm

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This is the perspective shift that changed my view of my role as a #schoolprincipal, and that shift then radically altered what I spent my time doing at work. I was happier & more effective. I wish all school leaders could experience the shift. #EduSky 5.workingdemosite.com/breakthrough...

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My January @thestorygraph.com stats 🥰🤓📚

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I’d been fascinated by them for years, had #conjured up a sense of kinship with them. I knew that meeting one, touching it, would be magical. But now, facing one for real, I acknowledged how foolish that dream had been. I wanted to pet it. It wanted to eat me. We were not the same. #vss365 #hbp94

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He was the sort of man I instinctively recoiled from: #unctuous and fawning, arrogance oozing from him. His artificially blinding smile tried to lure you into believing he was friendly, harmless, but my gut told me what he really was: a predator in search of prey. And my gut was never wrong. #vss365

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You waste your time in #silence, worried and wondering, too afraid to move, uncertain and immobilized While minor mistakes laugh from the rafters and fearless ghosts dance in your living room. #vss365

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Sky and Sea craft a mosaic of possibilities and pipe dreams I could soar to the heavens Like a wave driving against #ice I could sink to the deep Like a stone dropping through water I could But I won’t Instead I’ll feel black sand tether me to Earth and picture what might have been #vss365

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“You need to leave. Go back. You’re an angel who doesn’t belong in this hell.” “Oh, really? Then which hell do I belong in, exactly?” I was so angry at him, I could feel heat rising off me. I #dusted the ash off me and stood up. “I’m staying. Deal with it. So, what do we do next?” #vss365 #hbp77

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Their life together was a fragile ecosystem, preserved by his refusal to speak truth & her refusal to #quit barren land. The air crackled with anxiety, yet the system persisted through fire & drought. When an invasive species entered and collapsed it all, it was a kindness, not a curse. #vss365

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The music is warm Rays of the sun echo rhythmically The wine soothes my skin Your embrace is satisfyingly #sweet Everything is topsy-turvy and yet everything is exactly right #vss365

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This was no ordinary irritation, no garden-variety anger. This was fury. She was stuck in a #guessing game when what she needed was clarity. Pieces she'd tried so hard to make fit lay worthless at her feet. Even simple things looked out of place, mocking her impotence & ire. Goddamn IKEA. #vss365

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This is Maisy. She gets an additional party hat for each birthday, and she just turned nine. 13/10 may this tradition go on forever

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silence of snowfall song of screech owl for its mate — forest vespers ring #vss365 #vespers

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I watched him work, motionless to not disturb his concentration. He was so patient, as he carefully #measured then fused the metals to create a piece that was stronger than its separate parts. This was the magic he possessed- able to unite two distinct entities into a single beautiful whole. #vss365

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School leaders, if you have trouble finding words that feel comfortable to you in setting boundaries around your availability & the use of your time, check out these examples. Setting boundaries makes you more effective. #edusky #schoolleadership #schoolprincipal www.linkedin.com/posts/cdfros...

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When I look at you I tell myself, I love you But when I’m being honest, I know that the punctuation there is a question mark not a period #vss365 #question

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I used to believe that being smart meant having all the answers. But I’ve since learned that the truly wise know to ask all the #questions #vss365

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Far be it from me to #question your fashion choices Ben, but WHAT are you wearing? Protective gear. I’m no fool. Aren’t you just going shopping? You’ve never been to the Apple Store on release day. Those crazies are as vicious as a pack of teens angling for GA space at a BTS show. #vss365 #hbp70

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“I’m so happy you came! What’s that?” “Hostess gift for you. Weird painting I bought at a yard sale.” “That’s so kind- thank you! Although, I think if we turn it around we might enjoy it more. Oh, my. That’s a Kozhin. His landscapes are #delightul. You found this at a yard sale?!” #vss365 #hbp69

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