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The Changing World of Education: Kony 2012
I’m beginning to see that we are living at the edge of a very unusual time in education. My students helped me discover this today by introducing me to a documentary on Joseph Kony the Ugandan warlord. By now you may have heard of the Kony 2012 campaign designed by the US based non-profit Invisible Children (If not I’ll post the documentary at the bottom). Since the videos initial release, just earlier this week, over 60...
5 Ways to Deal with a Red Light/Green Light Leader
For most educators it’s hard to not have at least one working experience with a typical Red Light/Green Light administrator. It usually starts with a stroke of inspiration while relaxing with coworkers on Friday night or if you work in Asia in the middle of a foot massage. You’ve just discovered the solution to a nagging school problem. On Monday, after the morning rush has passed, you walk into the “gate...
Bridging The ESL Divide
Like many international schools in Asia the classroom’s in my school seem to be swarming with English language learners. We have an ESL department that works hard to bring students up to mainstream requirements, yet I find myself constantly battling a divide in my classes between strong English speakers and English language learners… By the way, what’s the deal with all the different terminology, ESL, ELL TEFL, LEP,...
Leadership Myth #5: CEOs Need To Be Great Leaders
I came across an interesting article this week that lists 5 common myths of leadership. Number 5 reads: The Position Myth- “This is truly the greatest misunderstanding of what leadership is. Think about it, if you are a top CEO, a president of a company or a manager, are you really a great leader? Some people might naturally be great leaders at these positions and that is how they earned them but NO, just being at a top...
So Where Can I Find Great Leaders?
Every year around September a wave of excitement and anticipation fills the living rooms and faculty lounges of international schools as schools around the world begin to post their recruitment needs for the following year. To any experienced international teacher or administrator it’s an accepted lifestyle choice that you’ll see your closest friends come and go as they move onto new and hopefully better jobs. This last...
How Important Is Great Leadership?
The other day I was in my principal’s office discussing this year’s PSAT results with the school counselor. In the middle of the discussion I noticed a slip of paper that was taped to side of a bookcase. The bookcase was no where near the principal’s desk, so I assume this note must have been a remnant of the last occupant of this office. The slip of paper posed the question “Just How Important Is...
