“Don’t Get Your Honey Where You Make Your Money” is a case study written to challenge students who are in the process of earning a Principal’s certification. Considering social and symbolic boundaries the practices demonstrated by the Principal were more focused on student achievement and making the school great, however, he neglected to discern issues when they were presented. In a matter of minutes and hours, the details of this story began to snowball when the Principal was faced with making split second decisions to ensure the safety and well-being of the children and the entire staff. Many of the details that unfolded in the story could have proactively been dealt with and settled before getting out of hand. Dr. Alexander took a hands-off approach by thinking the …show more content…
The means being present in learning communities, frequent data conversations, attending baby showers, weddings, asking about family members, attending funerals and more. Principals must demonstrate a deep caring attitude to all staff members as this will create loyalty amongst the team. Principals will also be able demonstrate proactive behaviors to diffuse forecasted misbehavior among adults.
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Questions to Guide the Discussion:
1. What steps should Dr. Alexander have taken early on to prevent the present set of campus conflicts? What steps should Dr. Alexander take now to minimize campus distractions from the growing conflict?
2. How should Dr. Alexander handle dismissal to ensure students are not engaged by the media with questions about the Mr. Rose and Ms. Whitaker?
3. What information should Dr. Alexander include in the communication home to parents regarding this campus disruption?
4. How should Dr. Alexander advise the campus police officers to exit Mr. Rose and Ms. Whitaker so the local new stations will not get video of her leaving the
At first, Eubank did not believe her son when he complained about his mean teacher. The staff at the school suggested at her son should take medication because he was not concentrating on class. She took him to get an evaluation at Baylor University, but he was fine. After visiting the school, her eyes were opened by a student who was classmates with her son. Jessica Kelmon, an author for greatschools.org, writes that “the teacher would regularly humiliate him in front of the other students, yelling at him and slamming her hand on his desk (Kelmon).” This fourth-grade teacher is an example as to how much a teacher’s attitude toward the students affects their excitement to learn. When a student is being treated poorly by a teacher, an interesting subject can be ruined for that student.
Michael Fullan begins The Principal – Three Keys to Maximizing Impact with some sobering statistics about the drop in morale among principals:
The students all took a practice test and only thirty-three percent of the students have passed and the states minimum average is seventy-five percent. Throughout the school year, the students work effortlessly with Mr. Clark along with their school teachers prepare for the real test. Mr. Clark’s crazy and wild antics start to get to the students and they begin to respect him even more for it. They begin to see that he is only doing this with all of their best interests in mind. One of the students who was expelled’s mother complained about the way Mr. Clark ran things at his school and got the mayor involved. After Mr. Clark is found with the chains on the door, which is illegal and a fire safety hazard, and was arrested. All of the students came down to the Board of Education in Paterson and basically protested and ranted on how they wanted Mr. Clark to be released and return to his duties as principal. Eastside High’s assistant principal Mrs. Barrett claims that Mr. Clark was not the right choice to serve as principal of Eastside. But the students all say in rebuttal how Mr. Clark cares for them like no other and how he has done so much good for them that they will not accept anyone besides Mr. Clark. Soon after, Mr. Clark was released and good news was received. More than enough students
The second quality of an effective leader is to have a vision. The vision should also include the schools missions, purpose and goals. The principal should be progressive and constantly looking for ways to keep the staff and students motivated to work towards a common goal. As an effective leader you must continuously promote the vision. This could be done with a school created slogan that fits the community. Most people want to belong and feel a part of something successful or on the path to greatness. It is a wonderful feeling to be a member of a successful school community where people really
The University of Southern California found themselves in a situation questioning their policies. This time, however, it did not lead to the correct and warranted action. According to Flaherty (2017), the University of Southern California has failed to sufficiently address a student’s harassment allegations against a professor. Although the professor, Dr. Guerrero, was disciplined by the university and warned that any reoccurrence would lead to dismal. Karissa Fenwick, however, was disappointed that he was not terminated after the university determined that misconduct had occurred (Flaherty, 2017). The underlying issue in this article is that American colleges and universities disciplinary measures or lack thereof are failing to
The University of Missiouri incident was an eye opener for universities around the nation. There has been a lot of racial tension between students and student affair professionals on the campus. Here is the problem? Sabatke ( 2015) States that students at the University of Missouri engaged in a hunger strike and boycott in protest of the UM system president, Tim Wolfe. They said that, since Wolfe took office as UM president in 2012, he had been negligent in addressing incidents of racism and concerns of students and faculty in regards to MU's campus climate. Concerned Student 1950 is the primary group of students behind the protests.
All adults who work within in a school environment have a responsibility to themselves and the school to model a high standard of behaviour, both in their dealings with the children and with every other adult within the school as their example of behaviour has a significant influence on the children’s behaviour. Good, strong teamwork between adults will encourage good behaviour in children. All staff must be effectively prepared and supported for their role and receive the appropriate training needed to support the children in their care. A child or young persons need for help and support must be properly co-ordinated
Within this scenario, Mark is a pre-service teacher that aspires to make an impact on his students’ lives. On this note, Mark builds a connection with a reclusive student named Laurel. This sparks controversy amongst the school community as Laurel insists that Mark is her ‘friend’ and begins to share inappropriate information with him. With good intentions, Mark does not want to diminish Laurel’s newfound confidence. Conversely, Mark is unsure of his professional responsibilities in this situation.
We must have a principal who is professional and who knows what he or she is doing. Being professional is one of the best and most important qualities an individual can have if he or she holds a prominent position. Not only is professionalism itself an excellent attribute, but other important ones can and
As a teacher, this activity has made me aware of the duties that principals carry out on a regular basis, in addition to the value they place on disciplining students that are referred to the front office.
Staff members, volunteers and students must provide a positive model of behaviour by treating all persons involved with friendliness, care and courtesy.
The chapter opens with a case—Robert F. Kennedy High School—depicting the many problems facing David King, the new principal of a deeply troubled urban high school. A school that opened with high hopes only a few years ago now finds itself mired in conflict and dissatisfaction. King’s first meeting with his new administrative staff produces a blow-up in which a male housemaster physically threatens the chair of the English department. By the end of the case, the situation feels overwhelming. Is there hope? The authors follow
It is stated that several of his teachers christened a form of plan to converse on how they would go about handling his situations. From their mandated meetings and discussions of his actions, the University could act in order to effectively handle is situation” (Reiss, 2010, p. 25).
The principal should be the keeper of the schools good will and represent the school vision, so that the staff believes they are all in this together. The
Everyone is responsible for developing positive relationships with parent and the community. This would include the administrators, certified teachers, teaching aides, secretaries, custodians, maintenance, and bus drivers. As in the video the principal talked about how it is important to make sure that all the staff felt like they were part of the team and was aware of what was happening in the school. The community sees any employee of the school district to be a trusted individual that should be able to explain and talk about what the school is doing. It is important for an administrator to have an open relationship with all staff where they feel like they can have input on decisions about school issues. No matter what their job title is they should feel like they are an integral part of the team. This in turn will allow all school employees to feel comfortable developing that positive relationships with the parents and community.