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Journey to a High-Achieving School
Eliminate Destructive Excuses
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2013
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Journey to a High-Achieving School: Eliminate Destructive Excuses examines the range of devastating excuses often expressed for failure to attain significant improvement in our schools. Using the methods of systems thinking and leadership practices that are employed in high-performing organizations of all kinds, this book shows concretely and specifically that what is at the root of these excuses can be overcome. The core ideas at work in the volume are based on the authors' well-regarded Academy for Education Leaders, an intensive course of seminars conducted for school superintendents, principals, and other educational leaders for the past several years.
This is not a "quick fix" manual offering magic wands or silver bullets. It is a carefully-structured guidebook that can clearly and demonstrably help educational leaders at all levels of accountability begin to build a serious culture of excellence within their schools and school districts. Improvement will take time, but as the processes become familiar, school leaders can uncover and address the complex, but confused assumptions that keep standing in the way of the substantial and measurable improvements that must be made for our society's educational future.
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Copyright year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-1-4758-0044-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-4758-0046-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
126
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Chapter One: Why Another Book about Education? No access Pages 1 - 4
Chapter Two: The Excuse-Riddled Mindset No access Pages 5 - 14
Chapter Three: Defeating the Excuses, Part 1 No access Pages 15 - 32
Chapter Four: Defeating the Excuses, Part 2 No access Pages 33 - 52
Chapter Five: Can These Things Work in Any School? Even Mine? You’re Kidding! No access Pages 53 - 98
Chapter Six: Every Journey Has a Few Potholes: Here’s Some Help in How to Handle Them No access Pages 99 - 112
Appendix A: The Lessons of Authentic Leadership No access Pages 113 - 114
Appendix B: An Authentic Leader’s Self-Assessment No access Pages 115 - 118
