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OPINION: A former middle school principal looks back on ‘gimmicky mistakes’ and vows to do better

by Taryn Fletcher January 6, 2022January 4, 2022

During my time as a principal in South Philadelphia, I made the same gimmicky mistakes that most leaders are guilty of when trying to control students and their behaviors. Before I became its leader, my school was one of the only middle schools to make the state’s persistently dangerous list, which meant that in the […]

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