Greetings and Salutations from The Recovering Principal

In December of 2010, I left my position as the principal of a junior high school to pursue a career as a sales consultant. My reasons for leaving mid-year are many and varied and I'll delve into those in future posts.
A few friends have suggested that I should blog about my experiences as a principal and my thoughts and ideas about the state of education in general. After much thought and deliberation, I've started this site in the hopes that a few friends and fellow educators will read it, comment on my posts and share their thoughts and ideas as well.
I encourage you to tell me when you agree or disagree with me on any and all posts. Above all things, I'm still a student. In time, you'll see that I'm not afraid to say I was wrong about some idea or post. I only ask that all discourse be civil and constructive.
With those few formalities out of the way, let's begin learning together...