Educational Leadership Enthusiast Pillows

'We are looking for highly motivated, confident decisions makers for headships. Is your son such a man, Mrs Smikins?'

Businesswoman Empowerment

'You could be a constant inspiration for us to come up with a plan to get a leg up on our competition...you're hired!'

"I don't like getting bogged down in details. I'm more of a big-picture guy."

Pirate boy reciting the alphabet

"Studies show that children of immigrants are more likely to to take advanced math and science courses and more likely to take advanced placement tests in preparation for college."

I will study my speling words...

How leaders fail

'As a beginning teacher, you know you come here prepared to teach and become a good teacher. As you gain experience, you will learn that you also come here to care and become a great teacher.'

"He's not really much of a leader...he just has a lot of followers."

"It's no my fault I got a D. The system is broken."

He may have a PH.D in elementary particle physics, but he's having an awful lot of trouble with the application form.

'And this year's 'Inquisitive Learner Award' goes to...'

"Hmmm ... that's interesting. Now, what about ideas that don't suck - do you have any of those?"

"I can motivate everyone except myself."

'I didn't do my homework because I forgot my user name and password.'

School Cafeteria. It's the start of the school year. The Geometry teacher will come by to verify that we're serving truly square meals. The grammar teacher says the alphabet soup is runny and needs some punctuation added. History teachers keep a record of all the past meals and so will notice any leftovers being served. And the computer lab staff expressed concern about all the cookies so the astronomy teacher suggested switching to candy for dessert. I'll bet she thinks Starburst and Milk

Kid in class corrects teachers spelling.

My book report is based on the audio book of the same name.

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

"I'm sorry, but we're looking for someone who's more likely to be followed than following."

"...and before you embark upon life's journey, could one of you help me with my laptop?"

U of Debt

How to deliver a successful presentation.

'Simpson! Stop causing low-level disruption in class now!'

"Serendipity is not a strategy."

Feedback should be sought for genuine reasons, not because you want compliments. . .

'It's a tough call but I'm going to side with your parents, if for no other reason, because they can sue and you can't.'

'A depressing thought just came over me. Now we'll have to go out and get a job!'

Lessons in Prehistory.

"I guess it took a pandemic to make me realize school is better than trying to learn stuff online."

'Recalculating...recalculating...'

How come rich kids do so well on SAT tests? Their parents give them books, fancy trips, lessons and

'I give this one about three months...'

All Harold's aptitude test showed is that he had an aptitude for taking tests.