Principals must face and overcome many challenges, including their ability to do the job they want to do without giving up a life of their own. Survivors and non-survivors offer their experiences.
When I first ascended to the principalship I planned to be there 20 years. It was the only job I'd ever wanted. After a cou ple of years I came into my office and I just looked at the chair and I said, "Do I really imagine that I'm going to be sitting there for 17 more years?" I felt the bottom falling out. It had decayed out, or maybe it was never as substantial as I thought it was.
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Blumberg, A., and Greenfield, W.The Effective Principal: Perspectives on School Leadership. Newton, Mass.: Allyn & Bacon, 1986.
