leadership in high schools

In the news this week was President Obama visting Africa for the first time as President.  He chose Ghana as his first stop to celebrate this country’s record of humanity.  Kenya was not on the list despite his biological father hailing from there.  Interesting. 

About time African leaders were told to stop pillaging from their own people and continent.  They are the new imperialists.  Always looking for answers elsewhere instead of taking responsibility.  I am also glad that for Black America a “free” American, a President no less visted the site and corridors of the slave trade, taking equal responsibility as a black and a white man for what happened millenia ago.   

I have not blogged for a while because I have been preoccupied  by issues that prior to this I have not really had to have dealt with …………….

• Employment issues of an individual  Principal – failed deadlines, maturity
• Loss of teacher  jobs due to attrition and declining student enrollments
• A principal friend who is contemplating retirement because of issues to numrous to mention
• A principal who has lost employment for next year because of budgetary concerns

The above issues have taken their toll on me.  I have had to take a step back from creativity and function with my rational mind, trying to grasp what this changing educational scene will mean in the immediate future for myself, my friends, colleagues and fellow teachers.

Vueduciel-GuV1.pps The photos are from Yann Arthus-Bertrand.  Simply stunning. 

Highlight the name of the photograper.  Copy and paste in your web browser.  Select the ling to Arial Photos or Photos from above the earth. 

The above link can really set the imagination of students aflame.  Ideas that come to mind are for earth science, geography, history, English composition, Art, Archeology etc. 

Topics are land erosion, volcanic erosion, the melting of the snows of Kilimanjaro, East Africa, Art in Morocco etc. 

http://www.ted.com/talks/yann_arthus_bertrand_captures_fragile_earth_in_wide_angle.html