We all want to encourage our students to become readers, and even support our staff to want to cultivate this habit, too. But what about us as leaders?
Harry Truman said: “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” Quotes from others of the same meaning abound. I have taken this to heart in my own life.
For the past six years I have made a point of reading between 30 and 50 books a year, not including many peer-reviewed articles, government policy publications and magazine articles on a regular basis.
As a vice-principal in an all-through school by day and a husband and father of three children when I am at home, many ask how I find the time.
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