“Spitting in the wind.”
“Tilting at windmills.”
If a blog post falls in a forest and no one is there to read it…
You think you see where I’m headed.
🙂
But I do not wish to take this opportunity to grouse about whether people choose to comment, accept invitations to participate, etc., etc. I have come to accept that which I cannot control. Yes, of course, I would love for this blog to be more dynamic and interactive. And yes, I will continue to try to solve that riddle, whether it is by identifying better topics to inspire dialogue or better incentives to motivate conversation.
I do want to take this opportunity during this season of transparent reflection and evaluation to see if I am at least hitting the target topics for the this blog while still working to hit the target audience.
Of course there are many ways to perform this kind of analysis…and, of course, I will choose the simplest and most visual…a word cloud!
[I like to use Tagxedo sometimes instead of Wordle because you can upload images and it will build your word cloud around it.]
I must say that I like it! I really think it hits the right notes as laid out here and here. And in a year, I will create another one and do a compare and contrast to see how the blog has changed or evolved from one year to the next.
Housekeeping
I hope you have had a chance to review the latest update from the field with regard to plans for an exciting future! There will be LOTS more to share and discuss around this in the weeks and months to come. Please do stay tuned.
We are working on creating the survey instrument I mentioned last week so that we can get input from our stakeholders about our first year.
We are nearing the deadline for voting in the World Zionist Congress. You can revisit why I am proud to be on the ballot for MERCAZ and how you can lend your voice to the future of Israel by clicking here.
We are also working on a Summer Professional Development update that includes everything we believe to be of value (whether it comes from Schechter or not) as you think about your own and your school’s professional development agenda for this summer.
