In every case where I've seen a transformational school, there's a principal who really has the foundational experience of having taught successfully.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My husband was working as principal of an urban transformation high school - the kind of public charter school determined to do whatever it takes to give its mostly minority, low-income student body the education they need and deserve to be successful in life.
I've worked in public education for 30 years - as a teacher, a lawyer and union leader. I've visited hundreds of schools and districts. I've seen leaders from the classroom to the national stage who have been willing to set aside their differences and do the hard work that's necessary to create real, enduring change.
Schools can do extraordinary things given the chance; teachers can do remarkable things if we eliminate the paperwork that sometimes binds them and give them a chance to really teach in our schools.
If we could reach the point where many of our nation's future leaders know what teachers know after teaching successfully in our highest-need schools, we would have a very different situation.
Teachers shape so much of what a kid's upbringing can be.
Great teachers transcend ideology.
I've come to realise that the best teachers never stop being teachers.
Teachers have a chance to mold someone, inspire them. I hope all teachers realize that.
You can have great teachers, but if you don't have a good principal, you won't have a good school.
To me, the avocation of a teacher has something elevating and exciting. While surrounded by the young, one may always be doing good.
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