School Administrators

The most important thing I've learned about working with my school administrators in the past term/year is they cannot possibly handle all the problems regarding their school that they are faced with. With only a hand full of administrators in each school and increasing class sizes, it is no wonder many of them are stretched to the maximum. Problems such as dress code violations, cutting classes, tardiness, behavior problems, and more are just a few of the everyday situations they face. When I began teaching I was told by my dept. chair to try and handle the problems within my classroom as best I could. If I could not, then by all means let the administrators know. Administrators are human and make mistakes at times. Each one of us handles situations differently and we need to respect that in each other. We will inevitably find those administrators which we trust and work well with just as we do with other teachers and peers.

Your administrators can be your best ally or foe. I choose to work with them and learn from them.