30 Inspiring Lessons of Faith, Learning, and Leadership for Educators
Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 140 mm, Gewicht: 336 g
ISBN: 978-1-394-24844-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
A spiritually grounded source of inspiration and answers for education leaders in troubling times
Public confidence in schools is waning, and there remains an unprecedented teacher shortage in the United States. Leading with Heart and Soul: 30 Inspiring Lessons of Faith, Learning, and Leadership for Educators shows leaders how to use spiritual principles to care for teachers, students, and other stakeholders despite these obstacles. Principals, superintendents, and others will gain motivation from the stories and strategies inside. Drawing on spiritual principles and Dr. Irvin Scott's experience as a classroom, school, district, and non-profit leader, this book will reinvigorate you and your team as you try to answer your most pressing questions about the future of education, including: - How do we empower innovative, servant-hearted educational leaders to meet the needs of students?
- How do we inspire whole communities to support the learning journeys of their youth?
- How do we engage the entire educational ecosystem—including nonprofits and other organizations—to uplift equitable opportunities to learning and ensure that every student has the resources needed to thrive?
This is not a time for leaders to turn away from our children, their caregivers, and the educators who teach and nurture them. Instead, it is a time to lift them up and celebrate the work they do while navigating our own administrative mandates and challenges. Leading with Heart and Soul speaks directly to the individuals in a position to achieve that goal. It is perfect for book clubs; personal study; and within public, Christian private, and faith-based charter schools.
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Preface xiii
Introduction xvii
Chapter 1 “Without a vision the people perish.” (Proverbs 29:18) 1
A Vision for Life 1
In the Church Pew 5
Act from Where You Are 7
“The way you start has a lot to do with the way you end.” (Bishop Edgar L. Scott) 8
“Educators make a lot of withdrawals.” (Beverly Daniel Tatum) 11
A Walking Vision 14
Chapter 2 “These are other people’s children.” (Lisa Delpit) 17
Students at Home 17
Visiting Daquan 23
A Weighty Request 26
Driving Daquan 28
The Fast- Food Poet 32
“They don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” (Anonymous) 36
“I will not steal your students’ struggles.” (A Fairfax Math Teacher) 39
Chapter 3 “Trust God; move on.” (I. L. Scott) 43
Waiting for Hezekiah 43
Starting a Choir 45
The Day We Were All Waiting for 49
“Fore!” (Golfers) 58
“Love Lifted Me” (James Rowe and Howard E. Smith) 61
Chapter 4 “You can’t raise America’s children if yours don’t know you.” (I. L. Scott) 65
Car Seats 65
“My Life Is in Your Hands.” (Kirk Franklin) 70
“Suck it up and get it done!” (Coach Joseph McCoskey) 72
Goodnight, Leon 75
Chapter 5 “Cherish the person; challenge the employee.” (I. L. Scott) 83
The Third Person 83
Cherish the Person 88
Challenge the Employee 91
“What the. parent wants for his child, that must we want for all the children of the community.” (John Dewey) 92
“Does it pass the ILN test?” (I. L. Scott) 94
Chapter 6“Don’t work for a jerk.” (A Harvard Professor) 101
A Principal’s Story: Groove, off! 101
Servant-Leadership 109
Please, Don’t Go 111
“No one knows teaching like teachers.” (Vicki Phillips) 116
“Leadership Matters.” (I. L. Scott) 118
Chapter 7 “Shoot for the stars, even if you only hit the treetops.” (Bishop Edgar L. Scott) 121
The Principal’s Center 121
Flying Away 125
Shoot for the Stars 126
“. smart is something you get.” (Jeff Howard) 127
“You can’t lead if you don’t read.” (Phillip Schlechty) 132
Thank You, but. 134
Chapter 8 “People don’t think their way into a new way of acting.” (Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan) 139
“Yes, We Can!” (President Barack Obama) 139
I Don’t Need This Class 141
“Politics are in education to stay.” (Richard Elmore) 151
Fighting for Dropouts in Boston 157
Chapter 9 “If I could save time in a bottle.” (Jim Croce) 165
Time in a Bottle 165
The Offer 168
We Need a Name 173
Treat Them Like Royalty 175
“Know your story; share your story.” (ECET2 Teachers) 177
“I knock unbidden.” (John Ingalls) 181
Chapter 10 “Never forget the bridge that brought you over.” (Mother Minnie P. Scott) 185
Pictures on the Wall 185
A Love Story 190
“. pass on to others what [you] have learned.” (Robert Evans) 196
“Period. New paragraph.” (Richard Elmore) 199
Acknowledgments 203
About the Author 207
Index 209
