Misty, Kayla, Sarah, and I live in Somersworth, New Hampshire. We moved here in the fall of 2008 from San Antonio, Texas. Misty and I have been married over ten years. Kayla just graduated high school and Sarah will enter the third grade this fall.
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Welcome to my Web site. This is where I talk about K-12 education and assessment, spread the word about God's work in my life, and share my family's important events.
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Over the last two days I've read portions of both Leading Out Loud and The New Testament. Today, while reading through the parables of Jesus, came an inspiration. Terry Pearce, author of Leading Out Loud, tells leaders to communicate using analogy and metaphor. Jesus, I noticed, communicated with parables. Aren't these three communication types similar? Let's look at the definitions.
Analogy - a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based.
Metaphor - a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.
Parable - a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
I find these three communication types to be remarkably similar. All three depend on imagery unrelated to the current situation in order to communicate. All three depend on the listener to capture the meaning from the unrelated, yet similar, image and apply it in the current situation. All three can be powerful tools for a leader trying to communicate mission, vision, and values.
I enjoy finding parallels between secular teaching and the teachings of Jesus. I wonder whether Terry Pearce made the connection while writing the book?.
Reference
The definitions of analogy, metaphor, and parable are taken from dictionary.com.
I've had three books sitting on my desk, unread, for the longest time. I pick one up, read a few pages, then switch because I think that another book is more relevant at that moment. Switching between these books, along with my failure to read everyday (or even some weeks), means that all three have gone unread for better than half a year. (That's not something I'm proud of by the way.) As I prepare to make reading a priority (again), I thought I'd share a brief description of each book.
Leading Out Loud is the book I am currently carrying around. This book, by Terry Pearce, talks about authentic communication.
I picked up Drive sometime before Christmas last year. Drive is now third on my reading list. This book, by Daniel Pink, talks about motivation.
Leading Change was handed to me this past spring. I started reading Leading Change and then put it down when I decided to finish reading Leading Out Loud. This book, by John P. Kotter, talks about leading groups through the change process.
This year we spent the fourth of July with my dad and stepmom. We always have a good time when we travel to Hamilton for the fourth and this year was no exception. I think the highlight for Sarah was her ride in the deuce -n- a half.
Here are some pictures from our trip. They are on Picasa again, so if you click on the slideshow you'll be able to see enlargements on Picasa.
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