Again, it is all about simplicity. One of my responsibilities as a building principal is to protect instructional time. I like what the author said about "squandering" hours each day on non-academic activities. He states that we need to reclaim the hundreds of hours that we spend on non-academics each year by replacing that wasted time with meaningful reading, writing, speaking, and thinking. To me, if we would ask ourselves each time we plan an activity: Is what I'm spending this time on going to prepare a student for college or a future career? Does it include meaningful reading, writing, speaking, and thinking?
I am still finishing this chapter, but as I look ahead in the pages to come, I am thinking this is a book that our whole staff should be exposed to. Our group should continue to reflect on this text with the staff to encourage others to read it. I think this is powerful stuff!!!!
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