On the last lecture of ECS 200, we talked about what it means to be a principal and what the responsibilities of the position are. For an activity, we were given scenarios and asked to discuss how we would tackle them as a principal.
The role of the principal is more than directing teachers and being the head of the discipline for students. A principal is responsible for maintaining the relationship that the school has with the community surrounding the school and with the parents of the students on top of being the head of the school and making tough decisions when it comes to problems that pop up within the school.
In going through the scenarios I realized that being in the position of the principal is more difficult than I had ever realized. There are hard decisions to make and sometimes those decisions do not make you popular with everyone. There are times when making the right decision for the moment may turn out to be wrong, and being the principal means that it falls on you to make that decision, and take responsibility for the result of that decision. Being the head of a school is a big job to deal with. As of right now, I am not sure I am the person for that position, however, that could be subject to change in the future.
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Jessica is a student at University of Regina. Her passion for helping others and advocacy for the prevention of bullying in schools has lead her to a career in education. She is a dog lover, photographer, and a food lover.
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