How To Maintain Professionalism.... It's really hard sometimes.

When teachers don't do what's best for our children it is not only frustrating, but it makes it so difficult to maintain a professional relationship with those teachers. The education profession is challenging every single day; and if you're not up for the challenge then you are in the wrong profession.

If I Get One More Parent Call or Email I'm Going To Scream!

I've received more parent calls and emails in the last 5 weeks than I'd care to count. Some parents are upset because of something their child has shared with them. Unfortunately they don't have all of the information. In other cases, the teachers are dropping the ball. As the principal, I'm only going to support teachers if they are supportable.

Can I Make It Until The End of The Year?

Yesterday was, by far, the strangest day I've ever had a principal. I had a teacher not show up for work. She didn't call in and when we tried to reach her we were unable to do so. She was truly MIA.

Maybe I Should Have Stayed In My Office

As I conducted walk-throughs this afternoon I started wishing I should have stayed in my office. One of the classrooms was out of control. It took everything I had not to just take over. Another classroom was filled with so much negativity. I walked away wondering what could be done to help these teachers.