Wednesday, October 29, 2003
My influence on the school
It is not easily seen, but a principal's influence is strong; for the good or bad. I have a crusty Vice Principal that showed no mercy to kids in his discipline methods until I worked with him. Slowly he has mellowed his approach and has been more considerate of the feelings of students.
Two teachers came into the office today and complained about a memo that the VP had sent about Haloween; that it didn't have a date on it. I immediately came out of my office upon overhearing this and defended him by saying that the teachers should know what day Haloween is. Then my VP to my surprise admitted that he had made a mistake. The teachers were in total shock that he admitted that he had made a mistake and they attributed it to my leadership. I quickly said that this was not my doing, but I knew deep down that it was.
He has softened a bit as far as humor goes as well. I cannot go through a day without some form of dry humor or pun. I have a history teacher that regularly comes to the office to trade quips with me. My VP began to "lighten up" today a bit. This was refreshing. I don't mind hard work, in fact it makes the time go faster. I don't mind stressful situations, it helps you to see who is tough and who breaks, but I can't stand working with someone that can't laugh at the situation and find something at least ironic.
When I was being interviewed for my present postion the Superintendent asked what my favorite quote was. I quickly said that it was "time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana." Humor is the most important quality an administrator must possess. May I never take myself seriously or grow up.
Two teachers came into the office today and complained about a memo that the VP had sent about Haloween; that it didn't have a date on it. I immediately came out of my office upon overhearing this and defended him by saying that the teachers should know what day Haloween is. Then my VP to my surprise admitted that he had made a mistake. The teachers were in total shock that he admitted that he had made a mistake and they attributed it to my leadership. I quickly said that this was not my doing, but I knew deep down that it was.
He has softened a bit as far as humor goes as well. I cannot go through a day without some form of dry humor or pun. I have a history teacher that regularly comes to the office to trade quips with me. My VP began to "lighten up" today a bit. This was refreshing. I don't mind hard work, in fact it makes the time go faster. I don't mind stressful situations, it helps you to see who is tough and who breaks, but I can't stand working with someone that can't laugh at the situation and find something at least ironic.
When I was being interviewed for my present postion the Superintendent asked what my favorite quote was. I quickly said that it was "time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana." Humor is the most important quality an administrator must possess. May I never take myself seriously or grow up.
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