Does Your Job Match Your Job Description?
Apr10

Does Your Job Match Your Job Description?

It’s spring, and that means recruitment season for most independent schools in the US.  Of course for every position for which we recruit, we attach a job description outlining the various tasks and expectations.  However, as I’ve meandered through  various positions in a school from teacher to administrator, I find that nailing down a job description for an administrator to be laughably difficult....

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How Three Questions Can Change the Way You Lead — And our First Freebie
Mar10

How Three Questions Can Change the Way You Lead — And our First Freebie

You’ve found your way to Learn[ed]Leadership ,  this post happens to have our first free gift, continue reading to learn more about how to get it and  take a moment to pass it on, comment, or rank it out of 5 stars.  This month we’re hoping to increase the subscribers to our monthly (or so) Newsletter to over 300 people, currently we have 60.  Please help!  Show us you care by subscribing now and for immediate updates Like...

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Leaping into the Abyss
Feb08

Leaping into the Abyss

You’ve polished your resume, attended a recruitment fair, interviewed with some great schools, but you still don’t have a job offer for next year.  Now what?  Join the club.  The recruitment process in international education must be one of the oddest of any industry.  You must first decide whether you want to stay or go at your current position, often before you know if there is a suitable opening at a different school,...

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Learning from the Worst

Even though It seems like the school year just started, somehow it’s already November, which also means it’s recruitment season.  As someone who is officially looking to move on and find a new admin position, it can sometimes feel a little overwhelming.  For some it can be even more difficult to make the decision to leave since when you say goodbye to your current position there is no guarantee you’ll even find a...

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My Amazing Teachers

Clearly there is a big difference between a bad teacher and an amazing teacher and most of us don’t fall into either camp.  I believe Dr. Jurgensen’s article is a good reminder for both teachers and administrators.  For teachers, it’s a reminder of the multi-layered and comprehensive style that great teaching requires today.  For administrators, it’s a reminder to not only search for teachers like this when...

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