Leadership in Schools

I'm extremely concerned that education, particularly in the early years, is more and more being driven in the wrong direction by politicians and bureaucrats. In the last week I have heard the sad stories of two passionate educators resigning in resignation because of all the bureaucratic work expectations aside from teaching. Kathy Margolis wrote this letter to the press and posted it on Facebook. Gabbie Stroud's sad story was printed in the Griffith Review, and she has recently been interviewed by Richard Fidler on ABC Conversations. These true stories are, I believe, the tip of the iceberg. Teachers want to serve children, but more and more they are serving politicians and bureaucrats. Leadership in schools now gets lost between serving children and serving the bureaucrats and politicians. This is a sad situation. Schools should serve children and their becoming. Children should not be educated in the image of what politicians and bureaucrats think they should become. We've got the cart before the horse.