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The indispensable leadership companion—updated and more relevant than ever! Part leadership manual, part short novel, this unique best-seller uses dialogues between a novice and a master teacher and between a new and a seasoned principal to illuminate how the simple act of viewing a problem through different lenses—political, human resources, structural, or symbolic—can reveal better options and solutions. Featuring reflective questions and solid strategies for meeting real-life challenges, the third edition also includes: • New views on building morale in the age of #MeToo • Revamped discussion of mandates, standards and rubrics • Celebration of educators as skilled professionals • Expanded conversations about hope, faith, and parental involvement • Sometimes all it takes to solve a problem is reframe it with wise advice from a trusted mentor. In this one-of-a-kind leadership resource, you�ll find both.
Loss . . . and Celebration
Loss . . . and Celebration
Joan’s promise reverberated on the drive home from the hospital. Arriving to an empty apartment, she had an impulse to call Larry, just to have someone to talk to. But she resisted, remembering how rarely Larry had understood her dedication to teaching. Instead, she picked up Tracy Kidder’s Among Schoolchildren (1989) from a nearby shelf and started to read the final chapter again. As she drifted off, sentences from the last chapter kept replaying in her mind. One seemed particularly poignant because it reminded her of Margaret’s unique impact on students.
On the last day, Chris handed out report cards. It was a very solemn moment, mostly because the report cards named each child’s teacher for the next year. Several would have ...