National Teacher Day Ponderings

Jim Collins reminds us in his book Good to Great that we must have the right people on the bus and in the right places. Because today is National Teacher Day I am pondering on what needs to be done so we have these right people on our "bus"--Esperanza Elementary.

First, we need to create a quality, excellent school built upon correct principles--a school that will attract high calibre educators. Second, we need to remember that qualities and predispositions to work with our student population are more important than skills. It is a whole lot easier to teach skills than it is to teach qualities and predispositions. Third, we need to invite high calibre educators/people to join us. Fourth, we need to hire high calibre people even if we don't have a specific position for them, yet.

If we do these things our students will be the beneficiaries which is why we do all that we do.