Author: Todd Nesloney

So many times I have seen how much our jobs are like those of servant leaders.  We must continually give of ourselves day after day not only to our students, but to their families, our co-workers, and our own families. Because of how our jobs so easily look like servant leadership I think sometimes we…

Every day when we come to work, we have a choice.  That choice looks very simple on paper, but in reality it isn’t quite that easy. What is that choice?  That choice is to come to work with all of our baggage or to leave it in our car. Our students show up to school…

Something I wrote about in “Kids Deserve It!” is the feeling of doubt. The wondering if you’re good enough.  Every one of us at one point or time doubts our gifts, talents, and abilities.  We wonder if we’re in the right job.  If we really know what we’re doing. Sometimes that doubt comes from our…

I just returned from watching the movie “Sully” about the Miracle on the Hudson.  For those of you unfamiliar with the events from several years ago….a plane was taking off from NYC and while ascending it hit a flock of birds.  The birds took out both plane engines.  While deciding if he could turn around…

The metaphor of darkness and light has always been a powerful one for me.  The whole idea that darkness seems all encompassing.  Like it is suffocating.  Like you can’t escape it or that it’s weighing heavy.  But then, with even the tiniest spark or flame, darkness runs.  It clears the way.  It doesn’t take a…

Every chance I get, I talk about the power of social media.  I tell people the value in getting connected, sharing your story, learning from and with others from around the world.  I still get that “alien look” (like we talk about in “Kids Deserve It“).  I still get those eye rolls, huffing and puffing,…

There have been a select few posts I’ve written over the years that have addressed my faith more blatantly than others. As an educator and blogger, I’ve tried to walk the line of sharing without beating over the head.  Of allowing things to come out as they may.  My faith is a part of me…

Over the past few weeks I’ve been writing about songs with lyrics that have been challenging or inspiring me.  I wrote a post called “Rise” about Katy Perry’s new song, and then “Breathe” about Jonny Diaz’s new song. After writing those posts I thought about how much I love music and how much I use…

Music has always been a passion of mine.  People are always surprised at how varied or eclectic my music tastes are.  I listen to music, I study music, I research the artists, follow current news, and more.  I even wanted to be a radio DJ at one point (we all see how well that worked…

Recently, I co-authored a blog post called “Loving Recklessly”.  The post was our call to action.  Our speaking out that we have a responsibility to love, and love recklessly. This past week Katy Perry released a new single called “Rise”.  It’s being used by the 2016 Olympics as their theme song this year and is…

This post was co-written with Brent Clarkson.  You can read his blog here. “Connected Educator”. Two words that have changed both of our lives. Two words that truly define who we’ve become and where we are going as educators. They are also two words that oftentimes make very little sense to those who aren’t drinking…

This post was co-written with Jeff Veal. You can check out his blog here. The Way It May Seem It seems these days that you can’t turn on the tv, radio, or surf the web without bearing witness to another atrocity that has happened around the world.  Sometimes those events are far away and easy…