tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post39638284730902627..comments2024-02-19T08:12:53.815-05:00Comments on The Right Thing: Correcting the school principal on bad grammarJeffrey L. Seglinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648051034425906705noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-78824510609840548782018-12-30T20:14:16.606-05:002018-12-30T20:14:16.606-05:00Grammar skills are not a metric for managerial ski...Grammar skills are not a metric for managerial skill. Her subject-matter expertise may have only cursorary language arts knowledge, particularly STEM disciplines.Robin4Asciihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781330225208670466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-69519719438255993262018-12-30T12:56:45.313-05:002018-12-30T12:56:45.313-05:00The principal is a victim/beneficiary of the Peter...The principal is a victim/beneficiary of the Peter Principle; that is, she was promoted to her level of incompetence. The basics of the English language should be second nature to a school principal, who is, after all, a role model for teaching staff and students alike. She may be the essence of good character and interpersonal relations, but she should not be given a pass for being sloppy in English fundamentals, let alone her attention to detail (like school arrival time).<br /><br />I suspect that a gracious offer to help will not be graciously received. Even if it is, that doesn’t get to the root of the problem. “Goldie” should let the administrators/board of education know – maybe after consultation with her child’s teacher – that she expects higher standards in their selection of principals. Failure on the part of higher authority to take action will just perpetuate the problem, and Goldie should look at other educational options for her child.Phil Cluttsnoreply@blogger.com