Well, here we are, the end of the 2024-2025 school year…
Another year down, a year wiser, a year older, and another graduating class to remember…
Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” The end of the school year marks the packaging of academic efforts, the closure of one phase of learning, and the beginning of another. It’s a time to reflect on the experiences gained, the knowledge acquired, and the growth achieved. It is the time we have been given…
I hope you have enjoyed the blogs this school year. Some have special meaning to me, and the others were an opportunity to write about leadership and actually have people read it… well, I am very appreciative. Thank you.
For our traditional last blog of the year, here are the five most-read blogs from this past school year. Just click on the link to read again or read for the first time…
- A Teacher Appreciation and a Tribute to Charlotte Walker…
- Yes, Public Schools Should Be Able To Advocate For Themselves…
- HB1433 Shows Desperation Breeds Dependence: The Hidden Costs of School Vouchers and School Choice on Mississippi Public Schools
- Educational Leadership Insights: Mississippi HB1431 and the Complexity of Consolidating School Districts
- The Lost Art of Writing Thank You Notes…
As for my favorite… I’m going with this: Squeezing Every Drop of Potential: Leadership Lessons from a Tube of Toothpaste
Again, I would like to thank the readers of The Book Chamber Blog. Thank you for reading my thoughts, rants, or whatever you might call them. Your comments and feedback are always welcome.
And… As always, A Thank You to teachers everywhere who are in it for the students. You are the reason why education will always have a chance to help society.
If you are wondering what the most read blog is since I have been writing… Here it is… Is the “Leadership Force” strong with you? There must be Star Wars fans out there…
As summer vacation nears, make time for yourself and your family. In the end, that is what is most important. And as always… if all else fails and you need something to do, read a book.
We will pick back up in the fall.
As you step into your role today, remember that you are not just an educator and leader but a shaper of the future. Your actions and decisions profoundly impact the lives of those you guide. Go, be the great educator and leader that our future needs.
Remember… Think Leadership and Be For Others…
©2025 J Clay Norton
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