Here's the announcement that the Ontario, Canada Teachers' Pension Plan made in 2019 when they invested $300M into @SpaceX, which at the target IPO valuation of $1.75T would be worth $11.6B:
"SpaceX is the world’s leading private space launch provider, and we are excited to work with the company in the next phase of its growth as it rolls out its Starlink satellite network."
This would come out to about $33,500 for each of the Pension Plans' 346,000 members. Incredible.
Before any PD session, staff meeting, or lesson, ask one question: "Would I want to sit through this?"
If the answer is no, redesign it. If you wouldn't learn from it, they won't either. Empathy is the cheapest instructional design tool available.
Warren Buffett:
“It takes 3 qualities to do well…[reasonable] intelligence, energy, & integrity… You may not be able to throw a football 60 yards, run the 100 in 9.8, [or] sink 3-pointers, but you can choose where you stand on the integrity scale. That is a choice you make.”
One of the toughest jobs in education is being a principal.
Every day, principals are balancing mandates, district expectations, meetings, parent concerns, student needs, staffing issues, budgets, discipline, testing pressures, and a thousand other responsibilities most people never see.
And somehow in the middle of all that, the best principals still find ways to encourage their teachers.
They show up in classrooms. They check on people. They celebrate small wins. They protect staff when they can. They try to keep morale up even when they’re exhausted themselves.
Great principals live in the tension between leading systems and leading people.
And the ones who never lose sight of their staff in the middle of all the pressure deserve more appreciation than they often receive.
To the principals who continue fighting for kids while also trying to support, encourage, value, and appreciate their teachers:
Thank you.
Your staff may not always see everything you do behind the scenes, but your presence, support, and leadership matter more than you know.
Education is still a people business. And great principals never forget that. @NAESP@NASSP
🚨 Wayne Rooney on how Cristiano Ronaldo became who he is :
“When Cristiano Ronaldo first arrived at Manchester United, you could already tell he was different. The talent was obvious, everyone could see that. But what shocked us most wasn’t the tricks or the pace ,it was the obsession. Training would finish, lads would head inside, but Cristiano stayed out there. Extra shooting drills. Extra sprints. Extra gym sessions. Day after day.
Sometimes you’d think he’d finally had enough, then you’d look back and he was still running hills or practicing free-kicks in the dark. He treated every training session like a cup final. It wasn’t just talent alone that made him great , it was madness mixed with discipline. A level of dedication I’ve honestly never seen from anyone else.
That’s why he became Cristiano Ronaldo. Not because he wanted to be one of the best… but because he refused to be anything less.”
🎙️ Thibaut Courtois on Marcus Rashford’s free-kick in El Clasico:
“I’ve faced some of the best players in football and conceded great goals, but Rashford’s free-kick was something I had never seen before.
People talk about the free-kicks Messi scored against me, and those were incredible, but this one felt different. The occasion, the confidence, the technique — everything about it made it special.
When I watched it again from the referee cam, that’s when I realised I had absolutely no chance of saving it. The way the ball moved in the air was unreal. For me, it’s one of the greatest free-kick goals I’ve ever conceded.”
🗣️ “Rangers out of the title race now…”
♥️ “It’s all about Hearts”
The full-time scenes from Tynecastle as Hearts beat Rangers 2-1 to go three points clear at the top of the Premiership ⤵️
David Thompson is my favourite historical figure.
As a surveyor, he mapped 4.9 million sq-km of North America and travelled over 90,000 km, often joined by his wife of 58 years Charlotte Small.
This is his fascinating story.
📸 LAC
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On Principal Appreciation Day, May 1st, we take a moment to recognize the extraordinary leadership of principals across Canada.
Thank you for the work you do, the leadership you provide, and the difference you make in the lives of so many.
Happy Principal Appreciation Day.