Thursday, August 30, 2007

We just could not fit together

I remember in grammar school during the seventh grade we got a new principal at my school and I didn't like him he did not know not one thing of how our student body and it felt like he just stepped into my community to shake things up. I understand that he had a job to handle and a part of it was not for us to like him but I would think that has to come with the package. The principal prior to him was there ever since I was in pre-school we had traditions that been going on there ever since I could remember like for example we had an annual assembly for Mother's Day where we would prepare dance routines for our mothers to come on in and watch with a beautiful dinner and dance afterwards, but then less and less of those types of events were being held thanks to the orders of the new principal.
Not only was the student body unsatisfied with the lack of student programs being runned but so were the parents because it seems as though at the P.T.A. meetings he was a very unreasonable man and was not open to changes or many of the ideas people from the committee had to say. The student body were not the only one's who noticed the lacked of experience of this new principal but the parents and school staff noticed it too. I personally think people like this should not be selected to work an environment full of kids because kids need someone who loves what they do and enjoy being around kids. I'll never forget how moody he was and how I never thought twice of saying hello to the man. I just did what I needed to do and did it.
Luckily a year or two after I graduated he was fired. It seems as though staff of the school system started noticing his lack of successful work in this school. Becoming part of a community is more than just being there it is getting the trust of those who are welcoming you and making sure that things do not drastically change to that of what they are accustomed to. Incorporating yourself to a new environment means being courteous to those who are already there and taking their years of experience into consideration. At a certain point everyone has to come and meet a common ground where they can meet half way that is how it works in any new relationship. One party can not just step in and take dominance that will eventually burst into a big puddle of misunderstandings and by then it might be too late for anything to be fixed.
Even though things did not work for the best I am glad that now my grammar school has a principal who is great with the kids, parents, and staff. This of great satisfaction tome now that my little brother attend this school because I know that he is in good hands and he is getting the most out of his education. My little brother deserves that and so do all the kids who attend this school and schools all across the nation.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

OMG is so weird, what you just wrote about, becaus ethats exactly what happen in my grammar school. The principal didnt want to contribute anything and a lot of teacher decided to leave, and many students were being transfer to another schools. But am glad that everything work out, and now your little brother can take the advantage of having a good education and be in a school that they actually care about him.