What does it mean to find common ground? Does it mean screaming loud enough so the "other side" listens? Or does it mean taking to listen as much as we want to be heard? These days, it seems like there isn't a lot of listening going on. We are all involved in a battle that each side wants to win.
A little less than three years ago I began writing this blog. I called it Finding Common Ground because I was hoping to meet in the middle on some tough issues. There are times when I met that personal goal, and other times when I leaned pretty far to the left. Unfortunately, I was becoming as closed-minded as some of the people that I criticized.
Things have changed for me over the past few months. I recently resigned as the Principal of Poestenkill Elementary School in the Averill Park Central School District (Averill Park, NY). It was a community I loved being a part of, and it was not an easy decision. I will miss the day-to-day interactions with students, staff and parents. After nineteen years in public education, I am now writing and giving Visible Learning trainings nationally and internationally, and my perspective has changed a bit.
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