In response to the 6/9/2011 post, “More on PLC’s,” a LYS Principal writes: It occurs to me that teams, or PLC’s, are useful for keeping faculty focused on the goals and direction established by the instructional leader. It is also clear to me that PLC’s are useful for monitoring student progress and keeping student performance…
In response to the 1/5/11 post, “Yes, I Know the Hours are Long – Part 19” a LYS Superintendent writes: Sean, Perhaps a better a way to say “leadership is a form of manipulation” is to quote John Maxwell’s Second Irrefutable Law of Leadership: “The true measure of leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing…
In response to the post, “Four Books,” a reader writes: “I would love to see the other books that make up the Top 10!”SC ResponseThe rest of the top ten list is somewhat fluid and situational. Also, my list is more leadership and system focused. This doesn’t mean that I don’t value books on instruction,…
In response to the posts relating to, “Urban School Myth,” an old school LYS Principal writes: “It is always good when Brezina likes a post. Of course, I know there are scores of problems that make the job of education exceedingly difficult. I also believe that many of those problems are self inflicted. In rural…
An audience member from a recent “Be the Shepherd: What Every School Leader Should Know about Leading Change,” presentation that I gave, asks: “Sean, I attended your “Be the Shepherd,” workshop and appreciated the insights and rubrics you put before us. I am a bit confused on one point and hope that it is just…
