What They Don't Tell You in Schools of Education About School Administration

"This wonderful, witty book tells it like it is. These two experienced administrators tell you what school administration is really all about." --Educational Leadership (ASCD) "The authors are often irreverent, but they also offer tough, sensible advice and insights." --Executive Educator Contents (condensed): Power and the Context of School Administration: Power and Politics Are You Ready to Play the Game Bureaucracies Connections: Community PTA Staff Media Students Career Ladder: Career Planning Resumes, Headhunters, Interviewing Academics and Abecedarian Getting the Job Done Right: The Job vs. Job Description Ploys to Avoid Hiring, Shifting, Firing Emmetropia of Evaluation Budget Skullduggery Textbooks, Tyranny, Curriculum Chicanery, and Testing Insanity Adversaries and Friends: Secretaries and Custodians Unions The Lunatic Fringe Arch Rivals and Competitors Surviving: Knowing Who's the Boss Staying in Power Staying Power Idealism vs. Ideology