Here are five common misconceptions about teaching that students sometimes have: MYTH #1: Teaching is not a dignified profession MYTH # 2: Those who can’t do anything, teach MYTH #3: Teaching is very easy and doesn’t require much skill MYTH # 4: If you went to school, then you know how to teach MYTH #5: … Continue reading
The U.S. workplace is polarizing between the education haves and have-nots, says David Autor, professor of economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. So-called middle-skill jobs, typically well-paying work that doesn’t require extensive higher education, are vanishing, dividing the labor force into high- and low-skill positions. While women are moving up the knowledge ladder, … Continue reading
The reason I write this post is to share my experiences with other colleagues. It is certainly not an exemplary model of any leadership interview, just my story. In the short amount of time I have been working in school leadership, the application and interview process still remains an unknown quantity for many of us. … Continue reading