Fish!
“We do not
remember days,
we remember
moments.”
Pavese, Cesare
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School
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Global Society
• http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.c
om/Globalization+and+Outsourcing
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZzd
363RSOk
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Goals
• Accept the element of risk
– Pick your battles
– Do not pick the battle you are going to lose
• Increase student learning
• Develop student minds
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It Takes…
• Openness to learn and change
• Academic creativity
• Dynamic campus environment
• Courage
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It Takes…
Southside
Teachers
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New Challenges
• Score 675
– Schedules
– Gradebook
– Websites
– Curriculum
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The Fish Philosophy
• Fish Market in Seattle
• Sprint
• Southwest Airlines
• Many Schools (www.fishphilosophy.com)
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Fish! Ingredients
• Play +
• Make Their Day +
• Be There +
• Choose Your Attitude =
• Great Place to Work!
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Play
Carry a light heart
wherever you go.
• How might I be an
instrument of
lightheartedness?
• Is there a smile in my
voice and on my face?
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Make Their Day
A great gift is the gift of
positive engagement.
• Whose day will I make today?
• How might the way I live my
life be a source of inspiration
for others?
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Be There
Amazing things can happen when
you learn to be where you are.
• Where am I?
• Where do I need to be?
• What is the impact of my “be
there” decision?
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Choose Your Attitude
The attitude you have right
now is the one you are
choosing. Choose wisely.
• What attitude am I
exhibiting?
• Should I stay with this
attitude or choose
another?
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Fish! For Schools
• Get into the swim of things!
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Challenges
• Healthy Family Life
• Sustaining a Vision
• Growing a Marriage
• Sticking to a Diet
• Building Strong
Relationships
• Getting that 7th A even
though the stakes continue
to rise and we are being
forced to change.
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Fish! Revolution
• With the amount of time we spend at
work we might as well have some
fun!
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Fish! Revolution
• We can and do choose our attitude!
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Fish! Revolution
• There is nothing as satisfying as
making someone’s day!
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Fish! Revolution
• It is not just about listening: it is
about being there!
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Fish!
• What is the experience we are trying to
create for our students and parents?
• How do you personalize the vision?
• How can we support each other in
keeping our way of working alive and
vital?
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Fish Song
Come on everybody now,
Let’s go FISH!ing, Come along and see.
Come on everybody now, let’s go FISHing,
You can catch the energy!
Release the potential and make their day,
Choose your attitude, be there and play.
Come on everybody now, let’s go FISH!ing
You can catch the energy!
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