"Be the Echo" - Abraham Alarcon's Blog

It's that time of the year again.  Your inbox is stuffed with sales and ads about back to school specials.  Children are excited to know who their new teachers will be and they can't wait to see their friends.  Teachers are anxious about their class lists, schedules, and making sure that all is ready for opening day.  Administrators are scurrying to make last minutes decisions and welcome back faculty, staff, and students. Everyone is looking for that new idea or strategy to help them be better. A last minute get away or trying to finish that summer reading list may be on the agenda before the start of a new school year. There are so many things to do and all are important. The most important things you need to start the school year are inside you. You don’t need to squeeze in a college course, webinar or a last minute professional development conference.  It's all inside of you! Be a LEADER THIS school year.   Here’s how you...

Being the baby of the family has many benefits.  Time. Attention. Gifts. Love. Yep, I got all of these and more.  I am grateful to my family for everything they provided and more. I copied lots of things my older brother and sister did. Growing up in the seventies, there was a distinct fashion sense and my brother spent a lot of time grooming himself.  So did I.   I learned how to use a blow dryer at 8 years old just by looking at him do his hair! Looking like my brother and having the John Travolta look was a must for me.   Music was always playing in my home.  If it was not hardcore salsa from Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon and the Fania All Stars, then it was disco.  My sister loved to hustle with her friends in the middle of our living room floor.  So did I.   Dancing was like an out of body experience for me and I did it everywhere, even at school.  During inclement weather, we would ask permission and pla...