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I Had a Plan Until the First Knock
Hello to everyone at The Good Principal. A colleague sent me a link to one of your confessions last week. I ended up reading a few more that evening and thought, well, I could probably write one of these myself. So here’s mine. I’ve worked in education for 19 years, the last seven in school…
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Nobody Told Me About This Part
Can I share something here that I haven’t really told anyone at work? I’ve read quite a few of the stories on this website, and I like that people can say things here that they probably wouldn’t say in a meeting or around their colleagues. So I thought maybe I could do the same. I’m…
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My Lunch Was Still There at 4:30
Dear Good Principal, I’m not even sure this counts as a confession, but I wanted to share it anyway. I’ve been following the stories here and I noticed that most of us seem to talk about the big things. Difficult parents, staff problems, decisions that keep us awake at night. Mine is about a lunchbox.…
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Just One Quick Question
I came across The Good Principal a few days ago while looking for something completely unrelated to what I’m about to share. Ended up reading several confessions instead. Some made me laugh, others made me wonder if we all work in the same school. Anyway, I thought I’d share mine too. I’ve been a principal…
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It Was Only 8:12
Hi, The Good Principal! I’ve been reading some of the confessions here for a while now, and honestly, some of them are so familiar it’s almost funny. I never thought I’d actually send one myself, but here I am. Please keep me anonymous if you decide to share this. I’m a primary school principal, been…
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I Knew They Needed Me. I Still Avoided Them.
Last month, I did something at school that I really hope nobody noticed. Although there’s a good chance someone did. That’s the part I keep going back to. I’m Rachel, or at least that’s what you can call me here. I’m a school principal in a small town just outside Manchester, England. Been working in…
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I Didn’t Want To Be The Principal That Day
I’ve been sitting on this for a few days now. Even tried writing it down a couple of times, but I kept deleting most of it. I’m a principal at an elementary school in British Columbia, Canada. Nine years in this position, 24 years in education altogether. You’d think after all those years I’d be…
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I Let It Ring
It was just a phone call during dinner. That’s what makes this whole thing a little embarrassing to admit. With everything else that happens in a school, you’d think I would have something more serious to complain about. Anyway, I’m Andrew. I’d rather not use my actual name here if you decide to publish this.…
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Please Don’t Knock
I’m not sure how to start this, so I’ll just get straight to it. I’m Michael, at least that’s the name I’d prefer to use here. I’ve been a secondary school principal in Queensland, Australia, for six years now. Before that, I spent most of my 20-plus years in education teaching. I came across The…
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I Pretended I Wasn’t There
Hello, The Good Principal. Please call me Daniel. That is not my real name. I’m a public school principal somewhere in Ontario, Canada. I’ve been in education for 23 years and in school leadership for almost eight. I’m not new to this anymore. That is probably why this is a little embarrassing to write. I’ve…