Wordle Duck Surprise!

I am always up for a good challenge and I received one right in time for the new year. This particular challenge came as I was reading the blog of a fellow principal, Susan Phillips. Innocent and unsuspecting, I read with curiousity her description of casting her first Wordle. As I approached the bottom of Susan's post, she announced that she was now "tagging" colleagues to Wordle their blogs...maybe even once a month as a new year's resolution. "Great idea!" I think to myself. Moments later, my name appears as the second innocent and unsuspecting colleague on Susan's Wordle challenge list! Well, now that changes my entire blog-reading experience. I cannot just passively read and ponder the wonderful work of Susan Phillips, I have to DO something in response.

Here goes another fun and adventurous Web 2.0 interactive discovery. I followed the Wordle directions (they are very simple unless you have firewall issues or need to take a minute to update JAVA - as I did). I was eager to see what words would dominate my Wordle cloud. Would they define my work, my focus, my principles, and my leadership? Duck, no! The biggest word in my cloud was D-U-C-K. Is there anything redeeming about a duck that can offer me comfort or support as I waddle through my first year as a principal? You decide...