tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post111024006189856252..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: Leadership for mere mortalsBruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1110334276081233942005-03-09T15:11:00.000+13:002005-03-09T15:11:00.000+13:00I couldn't agree more.
Far too many principals ha...I couldn't agree more.<br /><br />Far too many principals have let themselves become diverted by managerial tasks and thus provide the wrong role model; they are no longer 'lead learners.'<br /><br />To achieve, what you so rightly write, would require principals with the courage to say no to all the nonsense that so many have been trapped into doing.<br /><br />We need a 'new story' - or a return to appreciating the power of creativity.<br /><br />It is no wonder so many students leave school with no love of learning. Learning is at best infectious - 'caught not taught' ( or tested)Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1110331011685665922005-03-09T14:16:00.000+13:002005-03-09T14:16:00.000+13:00Great to see a focus on real teaching and real lea...Great to see a focus on real teaching and real learning issues.<br /><br />Principals, and experienced teachers for that matter, have an important role to play here. In my opinion the best leaders lead by example-by actually becoming actively involved in the development and promotion of more personalized and responsive learning environments.<br /><br />Developing the best conditions for successful learning! This is the 'life blood' of what schools should be about. At centre needs to be a school environment that respects, values and encourages individual thought and expression- for the sake of everyone concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com