tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post8529031796363809682..comments2024-03-26T10:03:51.827+13:00Comments on Karl du Fresne: What happens when the school principal is a controlling bully?Karl du Fresnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-11125351026892687992016-04-22T06:26:52.174+12:002016-04-22T06:26:52.174+12:00Some principals, regardless of their gender, bully...Some principals, regardless of their gender, bully. A bully principal is like a serial killer, especially if s/he holds or has held other leadership positions in other educational groups or organisations. A competent principal should be helping teachers reach their dream and support them to achieve their goals and potential in the teaching career, instead of using her/his power to destroy teachers.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761477428876551558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-13064914087303125802012-04-08T19:43:31.129+12:002012-04-08T19:43:31.129+12:00You are quite right-Tomorrow's Schools never d...You are quite right-Tomorrow's Schools never did fit the rural schools-especially the small rural primary school which had a very limited pool of talent to draw on for goverance. The oppointment of principals by the BOT in such schools has really ruined the promotion pathway and resulted in stagnation of such schools with many principals staying for many years unlike the 3-5 years that used to be the norm.<br /> Thanks for that -what about an article on the ever decreasing numbers of male primary teachers?Jigsawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13906156865367357834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-51979251813877321412012-04-01T16:22:13.413+12:002012-04-01T16:22:13.413+12:00That's my understanding of how it's suppos...That's my understanding of how it's supposed to work too, Lindsay.Karl du Fresnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-24738848860376696232012-03-31T20:24:28.466+13:002012-03-31T20:24:28.466+13:00"But it was even worse than that, because the..."But it was even worse than that, because the principal effectively chose the board himself. He would invite community members to put themselves forward but no elections took place because the number of individuals asked to be on the board always equalled the number of vacant seats."<br /><br />This surprises me only because I assumed a transparent and standardised procedure was followed nationwide (as per my community). Nominations are called for via communication with all parents of students; then, nominee's CVs are circulated along with voting papers.Lindsay Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.com