Reflection on EDLD 5301

I truly enjoyed reading the many action inquiries that Dana shared in the Nine Passion areas. There are so many ways for an effective educational leader to make a true impact on the campus and encourage success and growth. I loved Todd Whitaker’s statements “programs are never the solution and they are never the problem” and “It is the people, not programs, that determine the quality of the school”. (What Great Principals Do Differently: Fifteen Things That Matter Most, p.80) I feel this statement speaks volumes to me. Every year there is a new program introduced or strongly encouraged as a fix. Until we come to a meeting of the minds and hearts growth cannot be nurtured.