Don't do everything

Michael Fullen in What’s Worth Fighting for in the Principalship says for us as school leaders, :……., not one "old" responsibility goes away.

When asked, "Do you think the principal can effectively fulfill all the responsibilities assigned to him/her?" 91% of principals responded, "No." Why are we not surprised? But that dark point is exactly where hope begins to shine, Fullen argues. "There is no point in lamenting the fact that the system is unreasonable, and no percentage in waiting around for it to become more reasonable. It won’t."

Fullen’s thesis is this: To do everything is impossible. True school leaders, he asserts, will reframe their role to design continuous learning for everyone in the school organization.