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Welcome to the blog of Zaq Roberts, Associate Head of School at The Berkeley School in Berkeley, CA. I blog about a wide variety of topics, from classroom moments I witness, to administrative events and conversations, to the educational blogs, videos, and books I am reading and watching, and how they are influencing my thinking. I hope this eclectic approach will give you insight into the many ways that I am engaging in advancing the school and strengthening our program, and I welcome your thoughts and comments!
This blog takes its name from a quotation by Archimedes that reads "Give me a lever long enough, and I can move the world." The TBS mission speaks directly to the need to engage a changing world, while many of the experiences in our program focus on the development of students' agency and authority. TBS is the lever by which we all - administration, faculty, students, and parents - can together move the world to be more humane, compassionate, and responsive. To borrow an important Montessori phrase, it is our way to remake the world.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Great NYT interview about leadership
This NY Times interview with Charlotte Beers is really phenomenal. She touches on so many topics in leadership that I find relevant to my work - learning to self-correct and not interrupt others (one of the action items in my PD goal of improving my communication), finding out how others see you (my upcoming Division Head assessment), assessing the "whole person" (my supervision of faculty), the importance of being able to lead "from the front" using the strength of your values and beliefs (my recent work with the community about a parent suicide), the challenge of trying to change a culture (my NAIS Fellowship project), and what to look for when hiring (a process I just went through).
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