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THE PRINCIPAL'S DIARY©"TWO YEARS BEHIND THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK"Background Diary Data Copyright Read/Register Information Samples The Principal's Diary© -- a two-year, daily chronicle of life inside one of America's public schools Author: The Diary is the log of a specific principal, E. Keith Dodd (click here for information on Keith), but it describes the life of many school principals. The School: The Diary is about a specific school, Radnor Middle School in Wayne, Pennsylvania. But it could be about schools in Maine, Los Angeles, or even in the wilds of Wyoming.
"Might those who read this diary...understand that education is less about books, buses, bells, and budgets than it is about kids, teachers, parents, secretaries, custodians, cooks, crossing guards, and ...yes, principals." Although anyone who reads The Diary will learn about education and schools, they will also learn what schools feel like .....and what it feels like to be in charge of such an important American institution. "Live with me (through the diary)," Keith writes in the introduction. "Look over my shoulder and those of my colleagues as we live with more than 800 ten to fourteen year-old and help them learn and cope with their difficult world. Get to know us as human beings who strive, but who sometimes can't strive enough to reach satisfactory answers." The Diary: 670 daily snapshots -- two school years and the intervening summer. Principals Live School -- Everyday! School days, Saturdays and Sundays, holidays ... and the infamous Snow Days and Delayed-Opening Days. Some Details
*Dara, Keith's niece, was a high school student when she did the sketches. The Cast: The on-line addition includes character descriptions. Clicking the DIARY CAST side-bar reference will bring up the cast page. Underlined names directly link to the cast page. Reading Suggestion
Copyright: The Principal's Diary© is covered by copyright, but readers are welcome to copy any sections of particular interest for noncommercial use. Professors in schools of education may wish to reproduce portions for use in their instructional setting. Note: All situations in The Diary© are actual. In many cases, however, names and gender have been modified to protect anonymity. This is often the case where an incident may not cast certain students in a positive light. Direct any questions about the Diary to Keith at keith@wingserv.com.
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The Principal's Diary is not about the
nuts and bolts of education or running schools. In the final entry, Keith writes:
Principal's:
Take a break from your hectic day!