Richard, you make an excellent point in your last sentence. People assume that they are home free when some autocrat comes along and they kowtow to him. We once had a principal who was very adept at stirring the pot. So staff members with long held grievances about other staff members were busy kissing his rear and filling his ears full …
Richard, you make an excellent point in your last sentence. People assume that they are home free when some autocrat comes along and they kowtow to him. We once had a principal who was very adept at stirring the pot. So staff members with long held grievances about other staff members were busy kissing his rear and filling his ears full of complaints about anybody who they thought stood in their way. I think most of this came from the coaching corner. I knew he was keeping a file on them too just in case he needed to use it. Then we all found out that he had a file beyond the files that all principals keep and everyone was upset. After he left, I had staff members tell me that they were happy to come to work again. The tension before that was so thick, you could cut it.
Richard, you make an excellent point in your last sentence. People assume that they are home free when some autocrat comes along and they kowtow to him. We once had a principal who was very adept at stirring the pot. So staff members with long held grievances about other staff members were busy kissing his rear and filling his ears full of complaints about anybody who they thought stood in their way. I think most of this came from the coaching corner. I knew he was keeping a file on them too just in case he needed to use it. Then we all found out that he had a file beyond the files that all principals keep and everyone was upset. After he left, I had staff members tell me that they were happy to come to work again. The tension before that was so thick, you could cut it.
Reminds me of Republicans in the House.