How do educational leaders act as “stewards” for their respective institutions? What
are the practices that make for an ethical and moral educational setting? How do these
practices affect students? Do these practices teach our students to act in the manner we intend
or are we teaching unintended lessons? These are the questions that educational leaders must
ask themselves as they lead our educational institutions into the 21st century. Failure to
answer these important questions in a thoughtful and intelligent manner will result in an
increase in the kind of moral and ethical difficulties with which we are faced today. In the
21st century, more than at any time in our collective past, educational leaders must be moral
role models.
Leadership in any endeavor is a moral task, but even more so for educational leaders.
Educational leaders are not only responsible for the success of their particular institution, but
their work can impact various other institutions now and in the future, those who are led will be
the future leaders of tomorrow. “Adults need to demonstrate to young people that it is possible to
live one’s values and advocate for a more just and responsible society” (Berreth & Berman,
1997, p. 25). Educational leaders must be constantly vigilant about their actions as they speak
volumes about the values that the educational leader supports. It is impossible for an educational
leader to take an action that does not signify some comment about how things should be d
How do educational leaders act as “stewards” for their respective institutions? What
are the practices that make for an ethical and moral educational setting? How do these
practices affect students? Do these practices teach our students to act in the manner we intend
or are we teaching unintended lessons? These are the questions that educational leaders must
ask themselves as they lead our educational institutions into the 21st century. Failure to
answer these important questions in a thoughtful and intelligent manner will result in an
increase in the kind of moral and ethical difficulties with which we are faced today. In the
21st century, more than at any time in our collective past, educational leaders must be moral
role models.
Leadership in any endeavor is a moral task, but even more so for educational leaders.
Educational leaders are not only responsible for the success of their particular institution, but
their work can impact various other institutions now and in the future, those who are led will be
the future leaders of tomorrow. “Adults need to demonstrate to young people that it is possible to
live one’s values and advocate for a more just and responsible society” (Berreth & Berman,
1997, p. 25). Educational leaders must be constantly vigilant about their actions as they speak
volumes about the values that the educational leader supports. It is impossible for an educational
leader to take an action that does not signify some comment about how things should be d
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