What They Never Told Me in Principal's School

Mike Connolly has worked as a high school, middle school, and upper elementary school principal in urban, suburban, and rural school districts in the United States and in prestigious international schools in Thailand, Costa Rica, the Netherlands, and Vietnam.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 3 The Principal's ToolboxChapter 4 Are You Listening or Only HearingChapter 5 Time Out for ReflectionChapter 6 Principals Need to Stay FocusedChapter 7 Aylmer's Mistake and the Process of School ChangeChapter 8 It's Time to Discipline School ReformChapter 9 Harried Principals Aren't Helpful PrincipalsChapter 10 So You're the Principal; Well What have You Done for Yourself Today?Chapter 11 They Never Told Me That in Principal's SchoolChapter 12 A Reality Check for a New School LeaderChapter 13 "Say Something Nice to Me": Dealing with the Chronically CrankyChapter 14 Principals Must Avoid Doggy BehaviorChapter 15 The Courage of Educational LeadersChapter 16 A Principal Must Protect the Social Ecology of the SchoolChapter 17 When Will We Ever Learn?Chapter 18 Discipline Isn't a Dirty WordChapter 19 Seek the Story Within: Interviews That Reveal the Heart of a TeacherChapter 20 What a Revolting Development This Is: The Homework RebellionChapter 21 How Do You Spell Friendship?: The Intergenerational Spelling BeeChapter 22 Educators' Responsibility for Creating a PublicChapter 23 Should Schools Offer Parent Training?Chapter 24 MusingsChapter 25 We Are the Lucky Ones

Connolly offers a brimming toolbox of both practical and soothing advice on how to make a difference as a principal. This is insightful, reflective, and attentive to real, day-to-day issues rooted in the genuine story of the principalship.