What do you think is a school principal’s first responsibility?
Among the many duties that principals have, the most important is the broad task to create a positive climate that is hospitable to education. All aspects of the job, whether logistical or managerial in nature, should serve the end of creating a culture of intellectual and moral maturation and learning.
In other words, education should not occur despite the state of the school, but rather because of the institution of an environment in which learning is made most probable. You cannot make education happen by force, but you can create an environment where it almost certainly will. Similarly, you cannot force a garden to produce fruit, but through research and hard work, you can cultivate conditions where growth is most likely.
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