The digital divide and the start of the 2020-2021 school year.
While technology is a wonderful tool, it is just that, a tool. It will never take the place of the teacher. We need to focus on the...
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erikbentzel
- Jun 9, 2020
- 3 min
A proposed idea for a schedule to start the 2020-2021 school year
The start of the 2020-2021 school year will be unique. The most drastic change will be in how the educational delivery system must adapt...
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erikbentzel
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
The 2020-2021 school year. Trying to turn lemons into lemonade.
Let’s face it, the second half of the 2019-2020 school year was full of lemons.
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erikbentzel
- May 29, 2020
- 3 min
Reflecting back on my first week as a new administrator
My first day as an administrator was both exciting and humbling.
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erikbentzel
- Jan 30, 2020
- 2 min
Play the Game, When is Mutiny in Order? (pages 52-63)
Playing the Game, the author is referring to the ability to support your boss while performing your duties as well as possible...
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erikbentzel
- Aug 16, 2019
- 4 min
Decisiveness Amid Uncertainty
There are no guarantees of success. But in order to succeed, leaders must be comfortable under pressure, and act on logic, not emotion.
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erikbentzel
- Aug 13, 2019
- 2 min
Leading Up and Down the Chain of Command
a leader must push situational awareness up the chain of command
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erikbentzel
- Aug 9, 2019
- 2 min
Plan
You could never assume such hazards weren’t waiting for you on a target. You had to assume they were...
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erikbentzel
- Aug 6, 2019
- 3 min
Decentralized Command
The term decentralized command refers to subordinates executing based on a good understanding of the broader mission.
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erikbentzel
- Aug 1, 2019
- 3 min
Prioritize and Execute
It was a matter of prioritizing the need for order in the classroom and then executing the plan. Relax, look around, make a call.
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erikbentzel
- Jul 30, 2019
- 2 min
Simple
One of the recurring themes in this book is that communication needs to be straightforward and concise
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erikbentzel
- Jul 25, 2019
- 2 min
Cover and Move
Cover and move is a technique that the SEALS utilize to protect themselves while moving.
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erikbentzel
- Jul 23, 2019
- 2 min
Check the Ego
“Ego can prevent a leader from conducting an honest, realistic assessment of his or her own performance and the performance of the team”
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erikbentzel
- Jul 18, 2019
- 2 min
Believe
Before sharing the mission statement with his leadership team, the unit commander took the time to understand the why behind it
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erikbentzel
- Jul 16, 2019
- 2 min
No bad teams, only bad leaders
The title, No bad teams, only bad leaders, fairly sums up the essence of what this chapter is about.
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