I used to think, and now I know...
At the end of the school year in May, I asked our teaching staff to answer the question in the title of this post. There were a number of eyebrows raised and foreheads crinkled; however, they completed the highly reflective task with great effort on the last day of school. It is several months later, but it is only fair that I answer the question that I posed to them. This is my twelfth year in education and fourth as a building administrator. Many of my views have changed as I have experienced new thoughts, fallen flat on my face, and grown with each passing day. I used to think it was all about results, and I now I have discovered that the process is much more important. We live in a data driven society, particularly in the educational field within the last 15 years especially. Results are extremely important, and we are all aiming for increased levels of student achievement by developing strategic plans, SMART goals, and learning targets. The real work is in the process.