Navigating Your Path to Success: How to Choose the Right Leadership School for Career Growth

Embarking on a journey towards becoming an effective leader requires more than just ambition—it demands the right education and training. Selecting the ideal leadership school can significantly impact your career growth and development as a leader. Here are key factors to consider when choosing the right leadership school for your professional advancement:

1. Accreditation and Reputation:

Ensure that the leadership school you are considering is accredited by recognized institutions. A school’s reputation within the industry and among employers can also be a crucial factor in determining the quality of education you will receive.

2. Curriculum and Specializations:

Evaluate the curriculum offered by the leadership school and whether it aligns with your career goals and aspirations. Look for schools that offer specialized tracks or concentrations that cater to your specific areas of interest in leadership.

3. Faculty Expertise and Industry Connections:

Research the faculty members at the leadership school and their … Continue reading >>>

Our Children Get Education, Not Education

Our Children Get Education, Not Education

At educational conferences on school improvement, meetings and workshops everywhere, educators condemned the debilitating effects of the current obsession with testing. Education should be about bringing out the best in children – helping them develop their mind, body, and soul. Education comes from the Latin word educare, which means “bring”, which is related to educere, which means “bring out,” “bring up what is inside,” and “bring up potential,” and ducere, which means “to lead.” The test comes from the Latin word testum, which refers to the lid of a clay vessel, clay vessel or earthen pot. So, I conclude that the current state of education is more accurate “testucation”, a process in which “testucators” try to provide information or “testucate” their “testuees” to store information in pots with a lid.

Research shows that 85% of the information spent by their testucator on the testuee to prepare for the test is … Continue reading >>>

Executive Training: Increase Student Achievement and Avoid High Leadership Turnover with Head Training

Executive Training: Increase Student Achievement and Avoid High Leadership Turnover with Head Training

Executive coaching for school leaders increases student achievement and learning by helping school leaders become more successful, implementing change in their schools and lasting long enough to ensure that constructive change actually occurs. Without forward movement, the school will retreat. Given the state of many schools, withdrawing is a disaster. In any school, no matter how good it is, change is very important for learning, which is a matter of school home.

School CEOs – principals, directors, executive directors – have complex jobs and many demands.

In the end, they are responsible for all aspects of school operations. From student achievement and curriculum to finance and facilities, the principal is responsible. That’s where the responsibility stops, regardless of school resources or practicality of purpose.

It’s no surprise that the average tenure of a private school head is 4.5 years. Public school principal tenure is about the same – 5 years … Continue reading >>>