One Thing I’d Like Every School Principal To Do
I’m a high-school teacher-aide. That means for a couple of days a week, I drop into classrooms of teenagers to support students who have a little bit of difficulty (or a lot of difficulty) learning.
I freaking love that job.
I’m a former church student pastor, so I’ve long held a soft spot for teenagers — especially this current generation.
Never has it been harder to grow up than it is in this current age. Teenagers now have it rough in so many ways, and I will go to the mat against any adult who unfairly belittles their plight or orders them just to ‘harden up and deal with it like we had to’. But that’s for another post, another time.
Back to me as a TA at my old high school two days a week…
The school I’m at does assemblies every single day. On Monday, the Principal addresses Years 12 & 13 first, then Year 11, and then Years 9 & 10 in a series of 25-minute gatherings, then the other days each year level has its assembly with Deans and notices and awards given out, etc.
Here’s what I want my principal to do, and every other principal in the world should also do this:
Get rid of that bloody lectern on the stage.
