A number of you in the LYS Nation are now Twitter users.  If you haven’t done so yet, we want you to join us.  To let you see what you are missing, here are the Top 10 LYS Tweets from the week of February 23, 2014.

1. The greatest challenge for school leadership is to break down boundaries created by comfort, complacency, and personal agenda. (By @djakes)

2. Wait, you mean that CSCOPE talk was nothing more than fear mongering? (By @MattFoster)

3. The purpose of structure is to provide stability and predictability. This is how you leverage effort and brainpower. (By @LYSNation)

4. Students who change schools 3+ times before the 8th grade are at least four times likely to drop out of school. – U.S. Gov. Accounting Office (By @tgrierhisd)

5. New study suggests kids are getting hurt on the playground more often—because they never really learned how to play. (By @anniemurphypaul)

6. Negative people should be uninvited from your campus! (By @tra_hall)

7. Structural people-we aren’t bossy, we just know what you should be doing. (By @kimbarker25)

8. Students take notice of those educators who are in the stands at ballgames, plays, concerts, etc. vs. those who sprint from school at 3:00. (By @BluntEducator)

9. Weekend Quote: “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.  Except for bears.  Bears just kill you.” (By @DrRichAllen)

10. The largest party in America… is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. It’s the party of non-voters. – Robert Reich (By @ForwardTX)

Think. Work. Achieve. Your turn…

• Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5 
• Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “Look at Me: A Cautionary School Leadership Tale” Individual copies available on Amazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/lookatmebook 
• Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Plans (Fundamental 5 Lesson Plan Tool); PW Lite (Basic PowerWalks Tool); PW Pro (Mid-level PowerWalks Tool) 
• Upcoming Presentations: TASSP Summer Conference (Multiple Presentations); NEASP National Conference; The Fundamental 5 National Summit (Keynote Presentation) 
• Follow Sean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation  and like Lead Your School on Facebook