| Bibliography: | Educational leadership requires a moral commitment to high quality learning for all students-a commitment based on three essential virtues: proactive responsibility; personal and professional authenticity; and an affirming, and enabling presence to the workers and the work involved in teaching and learning. He clarifies how essential these virtues are for leadership in the pressure-cooker of high-stakes schooling. He provides a vivid illustration in the story of a principal who struggles to do the right thing for his students and teachers, as they are pressured-and often punished-by state mandated tests. Starratt concludes by offering practical suggestions for aspiring and working leaders. |
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