Summary of A Great Book for Principals

Renowned historian Will Durant writes that “Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.” The more we know, generally, the more we realize there is for us to know. Thus, we become life long learner as we seek another good idea, another best practice.

However, since school principals are practitioners they always seek practical ideas, and easy to implement best practices when they read…that is what I did at least. Out of many books that I have read over the years on school leadership one particular book offered the most practical ideas and best practices. That is “Best Practices of Award Winning Principals” by Sandra Harris.

A great "Back to School" Speech by a Student

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAMLOnSNwzA

Are we Preparing Our Students for the Century?

No one would disagree with the fact that we, educators need to prepare our students for the 21st century of which we are about to finish first decade. Most of us would even be courageous enough to claim that we do prepare them for the globalizing world, which is now "flat" as Thomas Friedman puts.

A recent article in Educational Leadership made me re-think they way we educated in our schools and I would respectfully invite you to join me as I go through seven survival skills that schools need to teach to their students to face issues of 21st century. Tony Wagner of Harvard University came up with the seven critical skills that students need upon conversations with hundreds of business, non-profit, philanthropic, and education leaders and visiting many classrooms.