Topic: 21st Century Skills
Subtopic one: Issues Impacting Principals' Productivity

Read the article, Priorities and barriers in high school leadership: A summary of findings, which can be found at the following web address: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4002/is_200112/ai_n9016067.

This article, forth in a series, examines results of a ten-year study on the principalship, and looks at how principals use their time each day, how they view their own professional development and teacher candidates, as well as their desire to lead more and manage less.

After reading the article, consider the following questions:

1. What is your general reaction to the findings the research presented in this article?
2. What aspects of the article do you strongly agree/disagree with?
3. Would you agree with the three major responsibilities of "the job" as suggested by the research? Why or why not?
4. Do you agree with the two greatest impediments to focusing on the three major responsibilities? Why or why not?
5. What is your reaction to the four highlighted measures of success as identified by the principals?
6. What are your reactions to the areas that are identified as needing further study?