Mark Prensky recently wrote an article for ASCD that talked about ten principles for principals. I’m still spending some time processing these principles, but there are two that I am going to go after, right now:

1. Make it your business to eliminate boredom from your school—make 100 percent engagement the goal. Poll students as to which of their teachers and classes are engaging and which are boring and why. Investigate and take action.
2. Talk with 2–4 students each day for at least one-half hour about their learning. If you feel you can’t spare that time to engage with kids, you may need to rethink your priorities.

Even if my old man did give me the business about my last post, I believe that #1 is the best way to change scores, and more importantly learning, across the board and that #2 is the best way to get there.

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