What Matters Most for School Leaders

25 Reminders of What Is Really Important

AvRobert D. Ramsey

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

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Reawaken, refocus, and recommit to your career as a school leader!If you are a school leader who has ever felt lost, confused, or disheartened, then this single, compact, survival guide is for you! A primer of what is truly important for today′s school leaders at all levels, it is a how-to book made up of twenty-five fundamental insights and baseline beliefs that never change. Staying focused on what really matters, each page reminds administrators of the simple, guiding truths and timeless values that made them want to become educators in the first place. Each section acts as a compass that showcases: Commonsense, cornerstone principles Life lessons from school leaders Real-world examples from successful administrators Practical tips on how to concentrate on what counts, and apply what′s most important on the job everydayWhat Matters Most for School Leaders contains hard-earned wisdom and forgotten truths that are freshly viewed and packaged in modern-day terms. Call it a pep talk or a refresher course, it reawakens, rekindles, renews, and refocuses on the perspective, passion, and priorities of school leaders, reviving their sense of purpose and enhancing their image in the educational field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-01-06
Mått:177 x 254 x 17 mm
Vikt:570 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:SAGE Publications Inc
ISBN:9781412904513

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Robert D. Ramsey is a lifelong educator who has served as a "leader of leaders" in three award-winning school districts in two different states. His frontline experience includes positions a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, curriculum director, assistant superintendent, acting superintendent, and adjunct professor. Most recently, he has served as associate superintendent in the St. Louis Park (MN) schools, where every school has been designated by the federal government as a National School of Excellence. Ramsey is now working full-time as a freelance writer in Minneapolis.

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The author weaves quotes, inspirational messages, and stories in a masterful way.

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Preface: Why This Book? Why Now?Introduction: Some Things Never Change1. What You Do Is Special2. Primero Los Ninos: Children First3. There Are No Throwaway Kids4. Strong Schools Make a Strong Nation5. Schools Are Sacred Places of Hope6. Teaching is the Greatest Profession7. Passion is the Engine That Drives School Leadership8. What Matters Most Costs the Least9. Schools Are Only as Strong as the Community Allows10. When It′s Your Own Kid, It′s Different11. That Pesky Golden Rule Still Works12. Someone Has to Be the Grown-Up13. Good Leaders Learn to "K.I.S.S." and Enjoy the Happiness of Subtraction14. You Can′t Have Too Much Integrity15. Commonsense is Better Than a College Degree: The Grandma Test16. Sometimes Kids Need Candy More Than Milk17. A Chicken Doesn′t Stop Scratching Just Because Worms Are Scarce18. The Reverse Side Has a Reverse Side19. The Best Leader Is a "Servant Leader"20. Your Mother Didn′t Raise You to Be a Bureaucrat21. Politicians and Armchair Quarterbacks Don′t Get It--So You Have To22. If You′re Not Having Fun, You′re Doing It Wrong23. Things Are Never as Bad as You Think They Are; and You′re Braver, Stronger and Smarter Than You Imagine24. You Work to Live, Not Live to Work25. It′s Worth It!A Final Word: The Ouija Board EffectResource A: What Others Say About What Matters Most (In School and In Life)Resource B: Other Books About What Matters MostResource C: Other Lasting Truths That Couldn′t Be Squeezed Into This Little BookIndex