tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558669846298144145.post754307202175868977..comments2023-05-09T10:03:57.938-04:00Comments on DRYDEN DAILY KAZ: School ImprovementKAZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003077552609056100noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558669846298144145.post-22064753062261916542010-04-27T19:15:18.705-04:002010-04-27T19:15:18.705-04:00Oh I don't think a strong principal is suffici...Oh I don't think a strong principal is sufficient, but it certainly is necessary. And not just strong, but loving. There is nothing quite like working in a school where the principal hates kids. For a while I thought that, too, was a myth, left over from our own rebellious days, but now I've seen it as an adult. And boy do the kids know it. And the teachers.mlutwaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558669846298144145.post-54242324348590448732010-04-27T07:43:08.868-04:002010-04-27T07:43:08.868-04:00I still think a lot depends on the principals'...I still think a lot depends on the principals' ability to manipulate faculty--strip the dead wood, move teachers around if needed--all of which is contractual and often out of the principals' control. But it's interesting to think that the "Lean on Me" myth is not a myth at all, that one strong figure can turn a school around.KAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003077552609056100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558669846298144145.post-51976667848700474542010-04-26T19:48:48.303-04:002010-04-26T19:48:48.303-04:00As I work with various schools around Seattle, Haw...As I work with various schools around Seattle, Hawaii. Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana -- in public, private, parochial and charter -- I am increasingly convinced that principals are the limiting factor.mlutwaknoreply@blogger.com