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Retired Principal advises Principals to quit moaning.

  • 19-03-2019 10:47pm
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    evolving_doors
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    However the idea that 84 per cent of all principals interviewed had considered stepping down and that 89 per cent experienced health issues can only be read as a self-diagnosed Principal Traumatic Stress Disorder for which the prescription may entail a healthy dose of some serious self-reflection.
    It is important that all involved in education support the demands of the National Principals’ Forum, the IPPN and the INTO and other bodies seeking to improve the well-being of those in charge of our schools.

    However, it is also incumbent on these bodies to promote the role of school principal as one where teachers may discover the pure joy of the role. The fact that there are fewer applicants for principal positions may be correlated to the negative overtones of well-intended campaigns.

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/i-ve-had-it-with-why-me-school-principals-1.3831321


    Does he have a point? I suppose it depends on the school and people you work with too.


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  • #2
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,505 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    Mmm, so principals are supposed to suck it all up and smile? Nothing would pay me to be a principal and the daily increase in demands in education prompted me to tell family members to consider a career outside of teaching. The "joy" is hard to maintain in what teaching is becoming.


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