In an issue of District Administration (December, 2005), the
following quote appears:

Establishing honest relationships within their building is key to
how the school will perform. There are programs for cultivating
student socialization, but if those are going to be successful, it’s
really important adults in the building be models. They need to
learn how to be more committed listeners, how to engage with other
people, and have really honest, open conversations about important
things.

In this article, the author–Fran Silverman–is sharing the comments
of Dennis Sparks, executive Director of the National Staff
Development Council. What’s fascinating is what role Read/Write Web
tools can play in fostering open conversations about important
things. Principals rarely find themselves in any one place for long.
A multi-user blog would present the perfect place and opportunity to
pour out their ideas and have conversations about important things.
While these conversations would have to be "professional," it not
impossible to imagine conversations taking place between a large
number of principals who are sharing about particular issues and
topics relevant to them.

As the article continues, Silverman shares another quote about the
importance of urban school leaders to be reflective about the
choices they make, and aware of how any choices that they make will
have multiple impacts when the choices hit the school. Reflective
conversations–exactly what we do in blogging–is an approach that
can make a powerful difference in the lives of principals who may
feel isolated and alone.

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