Mrs. Cromer: Leading & Learning

Merry Christmas PLN!  Thank you all for the gift that truly keeps on giving.  You have shared so many thoughts, ideas, and resources this past year - all of which have had an impact on my journey as an educational leader. I hope you are all taking some time to relax, be with those you love, and of course remembering the reason for the season! Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2014!

I love meeting educators.  I love being inspired.  I love attending conferences. So I was pretty excited to attend the Virginia ASCD conference last week. I brought back numerous resources for my faculty and a fresh pack of inspiration for myself.  My learning can be summarized into four main takeaways: What's green will grow, whats ripe will rot. This quote by Dave Weber sums up my feelings about professional growth.  While we would hope that all educators would be committed to lifelong learning, sadly we know that is not the case.  We can all think of someone who finds fault and makes every excuse for not moving forward.  The negativity broadcast by these individuals spreads like a rotten banana in your fruit basket. As a young administrator, sometimes I struggle with being perceived as too "green" to be a principal.  This quote reminded me that there is nothing wrong with being green.  As long as I remain committed to growth, I will ...