“Smoking cigarettes and writing something nasty on the wall, teacher sends you to the Principal's office down the hall.” WritingEducationTeacherWallOfficeSmokingHallsCigarettePrincipalNastySmoking Cigarettes Author:Stevie Wonder
“The principal agent is the object itself and not the instruction given by the teacher. It is the child who uses the objects; it is the child who is active, and not the teacher.” ChildrenUseGivenTeacherTeachingObjectsActiveAgentsInstructionPrincipalEpistemologyPedagogy Author:Maria Montessori
“School leadership has been identified as another critical element of student success, and subsequently enough resources and training should be provided to our school principals and administrators to allow them to create a strong ecosystem in our schools and support teachers and parents as well.” ShouldWellsHas BeensEnoughSchoolStrongParentSupportTeacherStudentsElementsTrainingResourcesCriticalPrincipalStudent SuccessEcosystemsAdministratorsSchool Principal Author:Shaheen Mistri
“Consciousness-based education, which I am helping to promote, is basically the same education that good schools are giving today with Transcendental Meditation added for the students, teachers, staff, and principal.” GivingHelpingTodaySchoolConsciousnessTeacherMeditationStudentsPrincipalStaffTranscendentalTeacher StudentTranscendental MeditationGood School Author:David Lynch
“Parents teach in the toughest school in the world - The School for Making People. You are the board of education, the principal, the classroom teacher, and the janitor.” PeopleWorldSchoolParentTeachTeacherBoardsClassroomPrincipalJanitorBoard Of Education Author:Virginia Satir
“Parents teach in the toughest school in the word: The School for Making People. You are the board of education, the principal, theclassroom teacher, and the janitor, all rolled into two. . . . There are few schools to train you for your job, and there is no general agreement on the curriculum. . . . You are on duty, or at least on call, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for at least 18 years for each child you have. Besides that, you have to contend with an administration that has two leaders or bosses, whichever the case may be.” PeopleYearsMayChildrenTwoSchoolJobsParentHoursLeaderTeachCasesTeacherDutyTrainAdministrationBoardsAgreementBossPrincipalCurriculumJanitorBoard Of Education Author:Virginia Satir
“In high performing countries, principals are working with highly qualified teachers who come from the top tiers of the graduation range, who have been rigorously prepared in universities and through supervised practice in schools, and who remain in education for all of their careers.” Has BeensCountrySchoolCareersPracticeTeacherPreparedUniversityRangePerformingPrincipalQualifiedEducation For All Author:Andy Hargreaves
“If i wouldn't have done comedy, I would have been a teacher. I was really good when I took an exploratory teaching class in high school, at getting kids' attention, and delivering lesson plans. Though my principal even told me that this was what I was meant to do. And that being a big-mouth comedian was a waste of time.” IfsHas BeensDoneBigsKidsSchoolAttentionClassComedyTeacherPlansTeachingLessonsWasteMouthsHigh SchoolComedianWasting TimePrincipalDelivering Author:Gabriel Iglesias
“I have not seen that standardised tests make the profession less attractive, though some principals respond to them in a way that drives the best teachers out of their schools (by over-emphasising test prep in the school curriculum for example). On the other hand, great teachers want benchmarks to measure progress and tests can help with that.” WayWantHelpingHandsSchoolTeacherProgressExampleTestsProfessionAttractivePrincipalCurriculumGreat TeacherBest TeacherPrepsSchool Curriculum Author:Wendy Kopp
“Some kids, for some reason, it just doesn't click in the classroom as they need it to. We have college coaches talk to them, former high school athletes, motivational speakers, teachers, principals.” NeedsReasonKidsSchoolTeacherCollegeHigh SchoolAthleteCoachesFormerClassroomSpeakersPrincipalClicksAthlete MotivationalMotivational Speakers Author:John Towner Williams
“I had many teachers that were great, positive role models and taught me to be a good person and stand up and be a good man. A lot of the principals they taught me still affect how I act sometimes and it's 30 years later.” MenYearsPersonsStillsSometimesRolesTeacherTaughtModelsBe GoodGood ManRole ModelsPrincipalGood PersonBeing A Good PersonGreat Role ModelsPositive Role ModelGreat Positive Author:Kevin James
“I didn't take it seriously myself at the time, but now all of my old teachers are supportive. Even my principal - I sold out the O2 Arena in London, and he came out to see me, which was really cool. I actually put a picture with him on my Instagram, and I think and he's wearing one of my snapbacks.” ThinkingTeacherLondonPrincipalSupportiveArenaInstagramReally CoolSold Out Author:Tinie Tempah