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December 07 Sigh-An-Are-YaThis is the last post for FloridaSchoolBoss.
My 15 months of blogging has been a great experience, and I highly recommend it for retired school bosses as a way to unwind (is "de-stress" a word?) and share some tips with those who carry on.
Creating a blog is incredibly easy. Having something to say, as in all forms of writing, is the hard part. That, and not having Johnnie Ruth around to proofread what you write! A blog does provide a good tool for reflection for active school bosses, although you don't want to open it to others as the blog would become a public record. A few active school bosses have tried blogging (sometimes in lieu of a newsletter), but I don't recommend it. It's a little like talking to a TV camera everyday.... something will slip eventually that you didn't mean to say in public.
I'm proud of the work done at FloridaSchoolBoss and... should someone stumble onto the site... the posts are grouped by category and will provide useful tips for new and aspiring school bosses for a few years. I tried to give the kind of advice in the postings that I gave to new and aspiring administrators when I worked to support them on a daily basis. The job of a school boss isn't easy, and there are lots of highs and lows. Everybody needs someone to help them through the lows and avoid pitfalls when possible.
I will also supply free advice on any and all topics for the cost of an email. Just contact me at gleedixon@gmail.com. If the topic is sensitive, contact me and I'll provide a phone number. The advice is guaranteed to be worth the cost.
To stay up with current events in Florida Education, just check The Gradebook, Jeff Solochek's blog. He summarizes articles from the Florida papers and provides links on a daily basis. He also does a good interview with an education newsmaker each Sunday.
To sample education blogs, check in with The Education Wonks to view The Carnival of Education. A different education blogger takes on the challenge each week to review submissions from other bloggers and provide links to the best of what's out there. The EWonks coordinate the process, but each weeks Carnival leads you to the blog site for the next week's issue.
I'm on to other things. I'm still not sure what, but it's fun taking my time figuring it out.
I may blog again, but probably in a more general format and with a more general theme. After all, what will I do with those movie pics? And after a six month hiatus from Netflix, and with local movie ticket prices of $9, or roughly the cost of a ticket and popcorn and a soda at the Brahman Theatre, I may re-up with Netflix. That will lead to even more movie recommendations to share, including music DVD's.
Maybe sort of a good books, jazz, grandbabies, scuba diving, South Carolina kind of blog?
Thanks for reading!
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