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In his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey refers to Habit #7 as “Sharpen The Saw.” As teachers, the summer vacation offers us a structured time to do just that.
Here is a list of some things that I intend to do with myself this summer:
- Move to my new office
- Reread The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People
- Reread How To Win Friends And Influence People
- Read Getting Things Done (GTD)
- Make lists of what worked this year and what didn’t work
- Revise my educational philosophy accordingly
- Revise my band handbook
- Set up a website for my band
- Add lots of cool content to the website
- Write an ebook
- Post to this blog DAILY
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