A few months ago I was listening to a podcast with Ted Gioia, an American Jazz critic and music historian who has been described as a "radiantly accomplished writer," "wonderfully erudite," and "provocative" -- well earned clichés, the The New Yorker wrote. At the end of the episode, he said:
"In your life, you will be evaluated on your output....But your input is just as important. If you don't have good input, you cannot maintain good output....I know for a fact I could not do what I do if I was not zealous in managing high-quality inputs into my mind every day of my life." --Ted Gioia
Since that time, I have worked on being more zealous in managing the quality of what I read, listen to, and watch.
So what does this have to do with the blog?
Well, I've noticed that as I improve the quality of inputs I consume each day—especially with respect to inputs related to my field of education leadership, policy, and research—I need a new way of sharing what I'm learning. And as I outlined in my first post, this blog offers a unique way to do just that.
As I think about the inputs I've been drawing upon and organize them into categories, I've come up with three major topics that my posts will fall into:
1. Policy-relevant education news.
2. Compelling (and timely) research.
3. Leadership lessons, principles, and stories.
As the subtitle for this blog suggests, my target audience for each of these posts will be school leaders—both aspiring and current—though I hope anyone interested in education or leadership will find them interesting and informative. And while this blog will largely consist of short, written posts, I hope to explore additional media, including podcasts and videos.
Alright—enough introduction. In the next post I'll dive into some content.
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