Birthdays are memorable because they are special. Everyone ... well, almost everyone, celebrates and remembers the day they were born. Family and friends celebrate you for being you. We remember birthdays mostly because of the number or milestones we hit. We remember what we did, who we were with, and where we celebrated. Some milestones are memorable and some are not. My 21st birthday was spent with a supervisor from work and a pitcher of beer at a bar in New Brunswick. I always thought 21 was a huge deal but it wasn't. I think turning 13 was more impactful. A cousin of mine told me, "Hey, look at it this way, now you are officially a teenager!" My wife Barbara surprised me once for my 40th birthday. We entered a restaurant in Inwood (Upper Manhattan) and as I looked at the crowd I saw my principal and my mentor sitting there. They stood out among all the people and I said, "What are you two doing here?" They replied, "It...
Ideas on learning, leading and life from a curious educator and servant leader.