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    As crises mount, respond with compassionate leadership

    By Wendy E. Baron, Arthur L. Costa and Robert J. Garmston
    October 2021
    In August 2020, when schools were plagued with uncertainties about opening, we talked with Juan, a middle school principal. He was exhausted after a full day of meetings with teacher and parent groups. Although we had planned to talk about the school’s intended professional development, we instead listened as he described his situation. “You can’t believe the stress I’m experiencing,” Juan said, collapsing into the swivel chair in his office. “Welcome to the house of equal opportunity in the land of stress. How to open school this fall is a nightmare. Teachers are anxious about keeping their students safe. At the same time, they are concerned for their own health and that of their families. I’m feeling tremendous empathy for parents, teachers, and kids.” Tears

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    References

    Costa, A. & Kallick, B. (2020). Leading learning organizations with habits of mind. Institute for Habits of Mind.

    Edmondson, A. (2019). The fearless organization: Creating psychological safety in the workplace for learning, innovation, and growth. Wiley.

    Garmston, R. & Wellman, B. (2016). The adaptive school: A sourcebook for developing collaborative groups (3rd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield.


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    Wendy E. Baron (wendy.e.baron@gmail.com) is co-founder and an emeritus chief officer, social and emotional learning (SEL) at New Teacher Center and an SEL consultant. 

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    Arthur L. Costa (artcosta@aol.com) is an emeritus professor at California State University, Sacramento and co-director of the Institute for Habits of Mind. 

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    Robert J. Garmston (fabobg@gmail.com) is an emeritus professor of education administration at California State University, Sacramento, and co-developer of Cognitive Coaching and Adaptive Schools.


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