Submitted by corey (not verified) on November 28, 2007 - 20:06.
I have my teaching certificate as well as my principal certificate. In the beginning of my educational career, I thought that this avenue was what I wanted to pursue, however upon viewing the day-to-day activities of a principal, or an administrator for that matter, I have since chosen to remain a teacher.
There are many rewarding aspects to being an administrator such as seeing your model take shape and being able to expand on your educational career by teaching other teachers the 'correct' way to convey their messages, however in the modern school, it seems that principals no longer have this role.
In my school district, the school board makes the rules and tends to shun the administrator before his mouth closes after distributing his ideas. This leads to an outcry from the administration, which drips down to the teachers below them. The amount of red tape seems to hinder the impact that principals CAN create within their school and it makes me wonder what the advantage is. Of course, the money is always there, but for the struggle of bureaucracy, is it worth it?
I noticed when I went through the administration program that I was at a higher level than my colleagues who were taking the courses with me who then went on to become principals or administrators. I'm not trying to brag in any way, but I feel my undergraduate was stronger with the knowledge of schools, when I noticed that the 'new' topics we were talking about I have known since my freshman year of college. So when I look at the decisions that principals make at my school, I tend to think, "was that the right decision based on how schools should work?" I'm more frustrated with the training of principals, I think. There was nothing 'outstanding' in my personal training.
But of course, I think on-the-job training has to be the most rewarding part, and since I do not have that as an administrator, I must respect their decisions when they make them. It's a way to help education and I must understand that no matter the troubles that they take, if it wasn't for them, the teachers would be feeling the brunt of the educational problems.
administrative certificate? so what?
Submitted by corey (not verified) on November 28, 2007 - 20:06.
I have my teaching certificate as well as my principal certificate. In the beginning of my educational career, I thought that this avenue was what I wanted to pursue, however upon viewing the day-to-day activities of a principal, or an administrator for that matter, I have since chosen to remain a teacher.
There are many rewarding aspects to being an administrator such as seeing your model take shape and being able to expand on your educational career by teaching other teachers the 'correct' way to convey their messages, however in the modern school, it seems that principals no longer have this role.
In my school district, the school board makes the rules and tends to shun the administrator before his mouth closes after distributing his ideas. This leads to an outcry from the administration, which drips down to the teachers below them. The amount of red tape seems to hinder the impact that principals CAN create within their school and it makes me wonder what the advantage is. Of course, the money is always there, but for the struggle of bureaucracy, is it worth it?
I noticed when I went through the administration program that I was at a higher level than my colleagues who were taking the courses with me who then went on to become principals or administrators. I'm not trying to brag in any way, but I feel my undergraduate was stronger with the knowledge of schools, when I noticed that the 'new' topics we were talking about I have known since my freshman year of college. So when I look at the decisions that principals make at my school, I tend to think, "was that the right decision based on how schools should work?" I'm more frustrated with the training of principals, I think. There was nothing 'outstanding' in my personal training.
But of course, I think on-the-job training has to be the most rewarding part, and since I do not have that as an administrator, I must respect their decisions when they make them. It's a way to help education and I must understand that no matter the troubles that they take, if it wasn't for them, the teachers would be feeling the brunt of the educational problems.