Teachers— do any of you love your principal?

[Anonymous]

Shouldn’t you be momming right now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Garrison principal is fantastic.

As a hopefully incoming pk-3 family (fingers crossed) I am very excited to hear this!

I’m a teacher there and I 100% agree. He’s awesome.

[Anonymous]

Glad to see the love at Garrison !

[Anonymous]

Teacher here at a school in NE...I love my Principal and AP !!!

[Anonymous]

Many places where parents love a principal does not mean the teachers do. It is a different set of skills and personality to authentically be loved and respected by those you manage professionally and who depend on you for their bonus.

Signed,
Mom and former DC teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many places where parents love a principal does not mean the teachers do. It is a different set of skills and personality to authentically be loved and respected by those you manage professionally and who depend on you for their bonus.

Signed,
Mom and former DC teacher

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many places where parents love a principal does not mean the teachers do. It is a different set of skills and personality to authentically be loved and respected by those you manage professionally and who depend on you for their bonus.

Signed,
Mom and former DC teacher

This.

This is my current situation. I cannot for the life of me figure out the love for the principal. And it’s not like we are a high performing school on track to be high performing. Teachers are miserable.

[Anonymous]

I hear the Marie Reid one is great while the one at Ross is a nightmare.

[Anonymous]

I'm a teacher at Murch. The principal and AP are both there for the students. They are really nice people. They are not overbearing, they remain calm, and that clamness permeates throughout the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many places where parents love a principal does not mean the teachers do. It is a different set of skills and personality to authentically be loved and respected by those you manage professionally and who depend on you for their bonus.

Signed,
Mom and former DC teacher

This.

This is my current situation. I cannot for the life of me figure out the love for the principal. And it’s not like we are a high performing school on track to be high performing. Teachers are miserable.

As a parent, I don’t understand that either. I don’t personally relate well to my kids’ principal, but I love the principal *because* the teachers love him/her. Happy teachers make for happy students.

[Anonymous]

Parents, do you love your boss?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Garrison principal is fantastic.

As a hopefully incoming pk-3 family (fingers crossed) I am very excited to hear this!

I’m a teacher there and I 100% agree. He’s awesome.

We loved and miss Mr. Kip at Mann....so glad you're feeling the love for him at Garrison.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents, do you love your boss?

I’m a teacher and have had non-teaching jobs where I loved my boss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many places where parents love a principal does not mean the teachers do. It is a different set of skills and personality to authentically be loved and respected by those you manage professionally and who depend on you for their bonus.

Signed,
Mom and former DC teacher

This.

This is my current situation. I cannot for the life of me figure out the love for the principal. And it’s not like we are a high performing school on track to be high performing. Teachers are miserable.

Happy teachers might make for happy students but you need to look critically at which teachers love or hate their principal. For too many years, under-performing DC schools have had principals who prioritize “happy teachers” over having high expectations for them and holding them accountable for actually doing their job well. Strong teachers are happy when their principals expect high-quality instruction from all teachers and demand excellence for all students.

[Anonymous]

My kids are at Eaton. I have very limited interaction with the principal, but my kids respect him and I hear only good things from teachers. I'm glad to have a principal who focuses on the kids and the teachers and not pandering to me!