The 21st Century Principal

September 10, 2007 4 Comments

Pierce, M., & Stapleton, D. L. (Eds.). (2003). The 21st century principal: Current
issues in leadership and policy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education
Press.

The essays in this volume examine the future of public schooling in the
United States – and what it will mean to be a leader in public schools – by
focusing on the issues that are most likely to have an impact on American
society within the next 20 years. (p. 1)

Total number of pages in book = 96

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Total number of pages that discuss (and disagree about) the skills
needed for 21st century workplaces = approximately 3

Total number of pages that discuss the impact of digital technologies
on how K-12 education is delivered / done = 0

Total number of pages that discuss the need for school administrators
to be technology leaders = 0

Read the book title and opening quote again. Shake your head in
disbelief.

 

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4 Responses to “The 21st Century Principal”

  1. plonker pete Reply September 10, 2007 at 12:56 am

    Darn it! I’ve been looking for examples of Principals and web technologies for my new Principal – I’ll give this one a miss!

  2. Dennis Harter Reply September 11, 2007 at 4:32 am

    Thanks for sharing this one…a real “don’t judge by its cover” example.

    Wow.

  3. ken Reply September 17, 2007 at 2:19 pm

    Obvious and hidden ironies in the book: Pricelss

  4. Angela Maiers Reply September 20, 2007 at 6:33 pm

    Thanks for the book recommendation. I have been looking for something exactly like this to use with administrators. This looks great!

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