Living Ish-ly
by Dr. Mike Reik

Time continues to fly by and we are looking at our Thanksgiving break next week. My days are filled with appointments, meetings, budgets, student achievement goals and strategic planning. Nothing brings me into the real world of education like visiting classrooms and spending time with our students.

Last week I had just that opportunity. Thanks to Mrs. Silver’s first grade class for the invitation to be a “celebrity reader.” To most of these students I am not much of a celebrity, most wonder who in the world I am, but I know of one student who considered it a special treat to have her uncle come and read to her class.

I read the book, Ish, to this group of Siegrist students. We should all take a lesson from Ramon and look at life ‘ishly. It isn’t so much making sure what you say, draw or experience is perfect, but more important that you engage and enjoy all of those things that you do. So, I can say to our students, I am superintendent-ish. Enjoying and engaging in all of my responsibilities, especially being celebrity-ish!