C4T #2

The Principal's Principles

This blog is written by a middle school principal named Mr. Bernia. I read his post called "Whatever it Takes", that was posted on Feb. 14, 2013. After reading the post, I would have to say that the title is more than appropriate. He wrote about a girl who had lost her phone at school. She happened to lose it at the worst possible time considering her parents were out of town, and she was supposed to be going out of town herself on a field trip. Needless to say, the girl was freaking out. She told him the last time she had it was at lunch and she thinks she threw her phone in the trash with her lunch! How awful of a situation that would have been. Mr. Bernia handled it better than anyone could have though. He grabbed some gloves and they both went "dumpster diving". They recovered the phone. I can just imagine how grateful that girl must have been. It takes a very caring principal to do something like that for one of his students. He literally did what it took to gain his students trust and respect. I'm sure it's something she will always remember. 

The second post I read and commented on was called,"The Era of One has Begun." It's about not just being the cookie cutter learner but it's about being individualistic. Being one of a kind is important. He states the comments of another man, named Seth Godin, that argues that in today's economy it is important to be different and unique, and creative, and artistic.  I like how he compared the iphone to people. How all the iphones are exactly alike but it depends on the owner how they are different. Like different cases and different apps are just a couple of examples.