Some of my favorite
quotes:
1. The public school is the greatest discovery made by man. Horace Mann
2. Education
is best provided in schools embracing children of all religious,
social, and ethnic backgrounds. Horace Mann
3. A teacher
who is attempting to teach
without inspiring the
pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron. Horace Mann
4. Never look down to test the ground
before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far
horizon will find the right road. Dag
Hammarskjold
5. You have never
done enough, so long as it is still possible that you have something of value
to contribute. Dag Hammarskjold.
The following are
quotes offered by school superintendents:
1. Don't mistake the edge of the rut for the horizon.
2.You are only as good as your teaching
staff.
3. Introducing myself by saying 'I am the
current superintendent of ...
4. Even if you can successfully swim
against an angry tide as a school leader, you will be criticized for not
walking on water.
5. All will be right with the world when
the military has to hold bake sales to buy bombs and schools have all the money
they need.
6. A (school) Board's perception of
reality is reality; regardless of the facts.
1st Corollary: The function of the
superintendent is to make the real- ity and the facts fit as closely as possible.
2nd Corollary: Any administrator/ s tenure in a district is directly
related to how close the facts and reality correlate.
7. Being a superintendent is a fine line
between leading a parade and being run out of town by an unhappy mob.
8. The key to leading a public school system
is hiring great people and keeping everything that might prevent them from
doing their job out of the way.
9. Don't tell me what you value, tell me
what you do and I will tell you what you value.
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