What are the New Responsibilities of our School Leaders?
Today’s teachers, principals and superintendents must respond to a host of new challenges: diversity of cultural backgrounds, waves of immigration, income disparities, physical and mental disabilities, and variation in learning capability. Increasingly, schools must adapt to address the needs of at-risk, nontraditional learners. Wherever teacher education programs have not kept pace with these challenges, many of their graduates must learn on the job, under the tutelage of their school leaders. And the tasks of scheduling, programming, ensuring security, and providing counseling have all become more complex. Schools can no longer afford to offer one-size-fits-all education. Today’s society demands an individualized approach that caters to the needs of each child. Today’s educational leaders cannot rely solely on traditional methods of teaching and learning; they need a new repertoire of skills and approaches. New Responsibilities Require New Qualifications In the olden days, we could s
