thegoodprincipal
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I Don’t Know If I Was Fair
I’ve started this message twice and deleted it twice. I’ve been reading the stories here for a while, usually on my phone before bed. A few times I’ve wanted to respond, but it feels easier to stay quiet when nobody knows you’re there. Anyway. This time I’m sending something. You can call me Ronnie. I’d…
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I Defended the Decision. Then I Went Home and Questioned It.
Your Facebook post caught me just after a difficult day at school. I followed the link to the website and started reading. I hadn’t realized how much I needed to hear another principal admit they didn’t have everything settled in their own head. I’d like to share something too, if that’s okay. Call me Janet.…
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I Still Hear What I Said in That Meeting
I found this page by accident one evening and read a confession that made me uncomfortable. Not because I disagreed with it. Because I could have written parts of it myself. I closed the page, then came back the next night. I suppose that’s how I ended up writing this. Please use Margaret if you…
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I Should’ve Waited Before I Answered
I wasn’t planning to send anything when I first visited this website. A colleague shared one of your stories, and I opened it while waiting for a meeting to start. I’ve come back a few times since. Today I finally thought, okay, maybe I can put this somewhere instead of going over it in my…
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I Said No. I Still Think About It.
One of your posts showed up on my Facebook feed last week. I clicked through, read a few confessions, and ended up staying longer than I meant to. There was something familiar about people still thinking about things everyone else had probably forgotten. So here’s mine. You can call me Robert. I’m using a different…
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I Don’t Always Want to Be Strong
Hi, The Good Principal. I’ve been following your confessions for a while now. There are days when I read something here and honestly wonder how a complete stranger managed to put into words what I’ve been feeling. I’ve never sent anything because I always thought my own problems weren’t worth sharing. But I’ve had a…
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Sometimes I Want Someone to Notice
Hello, The Good Principal. I’ve never written anything like this before. Usually, I’m the one reading other people’s stories and quietly agreeing with them. Sometimes I even want to leave a comment, but I end up keeping my thoughts to myself. Something happened last week. Well, nothing serious, really. A teacher asked if I was…
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I Miss Being Just a Teacher
Dear The Good Principal, I’m not even sure why I’m writing this tonight. I was scrolling through your confessions and read something that reminded me of how things used to be when I was still teaching in the classroom. And then I started thinking about things I haven’t thought about in years. I’ve wanted to…
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Nobody Really Asks Me Twice
Hi, The Good Principal. I came across one of the confessions here a few days ago and ended up reading several more. Some of them were surprisingly familiar. So I thought maybe I’d share something too. It’s not really a big problem. At least, I don’t think it is. Nobody has done anything wrong, and…
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I’m Tired of Being the Calm One
Hello, The Good Principal. I’ve been reading some of the confessions here lately, and I keep finding myself thinking, “Okay, so it’s not just me.” I’ve thought about sending something a few times but always ended up closing the page. I don’t know. It feels strange putting something so personal out there, even with a…