Charles Bishop

@S_Nouman_Ashraf Happy birthday

This is 50! Grateful for all those who invest in my being by meeting me wherever you find me… and leaving me better off in your own way!

A boss looks for reasons to say no. A leader looks for reasons to say yes. A boss issues orders and demands loyalty. A leader gives direction and takes responsibility. A boss expects to be the most important person in the room. A leader makes everyone feel important.

#TheVoice - Blake Shelton’s white supremacists’ country show - one spot available for four superior non-white singers - ridiculous!

All parents will emotionally hurt their children, will fail to meet all of their needs, and will project their pain. Parents are human beings— not machines. Adulthood is about taking responsibility for your life & giving yourself what a parent couldn’t.

Y’all. This is it.

@JordanRDLester Congratulations- looks good on you

Informed optimism doesn’t mean you only look at the bright side. It means you don’t overlook the bright side. If you won't see possibility, you can't solve problems. If you can't imagine a best case, you don't make things better. The greatest antidote to fear is grounded hope.

It isn't true that facts never change minds. They just don't change minds that are already made up. If you see your ideas as identities to defend, you twist and resist data to rationalize your views. If you treat ideas as hunches to test, you embrace data to update your views.

We often let our expertise become our armor. It takes courage, humility, and integrity to favor hard questions over easy answers, learning over knowing, and getting it right over being right. My conversations with @BreneBrown: tedtalks.social/WLAdam brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-…

-30-

@WallwinS @Hillfreeb @ChrisMartin_P @LkSuperiorSteve @NancyPODonnell2 Awesome book - life changing - very powerful way to understand ourselves and others in a compassionate, kind, caring, and empathetic manner

@CharlieBishop45 @Hillfreeb @ChrisMartin_P @LkSuperiorSteve @NancyPODonnell2 @CharlieBishop45 - I am interested to hear your thoughts on the Non Violent Communication by Rosenberg. I have that on my list to read.

Looking for suggestions... I have some #Audible credits that I need to use up. What books MUST I listen to during my commute for the rest of the school year?! @CharlieBishop45 @WallwinS @ChrisMartin_P @LkSuperiorSteve @NancyPODonnell2 #mustreads #commuterproblems

Books are in @SGDSBoard for the Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy - (CRRP) work happening with Greenstone schools. Look forward to discussion as a team.

High school teachers need to recognize that @Self_Reg is every bit as vital for their own well-being as it is for their students. For here too, both sides of the equation are inextricably tied together. buff.ly/2Jx4V7r

Toni Morrison’s words hold so much truth. One sentence can bring you to your knees and the next can set you free. Grateful for her and the women who introduced me to her work. She made the world a better place.

If we desire collaboration, we must invest in relationships...

There is no mastery without feedback. But it’s hard. This checklist has really helped me over the years. My mantra for receiving feedback: Be brave. Listen. You can take what’s helpful and leave the rest. My mantra for giving feedback: Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind.

True belonging doesn’t require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who you are. The Call to Courage on @netflix

Learning can only happen in spaces where armor is neither necessary nor rewarded. Thank you to all of the teachers who are creating these spaces - you are the DARING leaders. brenebrown.com/articles/2019/…