Basically my principal is a fascist. He is impersonal and distant. His attitude is that teachers exist to serve the PR needs of the administration, not necessarily the needs of the students. His goals: grease the squeaky wheels, keep the community off his back. He is receptive to ideas only if they fit into the framework.... Minimize his problems and you will be left alone.... I try to keep him in check.... I do not visit with him. I do not socialize with him. I do not tell him of any school or personal problems.
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