The @DavidGeurin Blog

This past weekend I watched the movie  It's a Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood for the second time. Like many educators, I'm a ...

Countless books have been written on the topic of leadership. There are styles, and theories, and frameworks. But at it's essence, ...

I recently finished reading A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix by by Edwin Friedman . The author shared a number ...

How important are bus drivers? Our kids' safety is in their hands. They are the first point of contact in the morning and help set ...

Information and well-reasoned arguments are rarely of much benefit to cause pivotal change. In Switch , by Dan Heath and Chip Heath, th...

I could tell she felt overlooked and undervalued as she shared what happened. I just tried to listen and be as understanding as possible...

I'm interested in how educators can help students develop resilience and problem solving. On the one hand, students need to develop ...

We have a group at Bolivar High School known as the SWAT team. SWAT stands for Students Working to Advance Technology. The club started in...

Your legacy is one of your most valuable possessions. It is a treasure. It is your gift to the world. For every person you come in cont...

There are a number of visuals like the one above that illustrate some distinctions between a boss and a leader. I bet you can think o...

I wrote a post recently with ideas for creating school environments that are supportive and help students "show up well" and re...

"I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions." -Stephen Covey Making good decisions is important f...

I was honored to recently be a guest on John Linney's outstanding podcast, Edspiration . John shares great ideas and does a fantasti...