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“This Is What Teachers Want From Their Leaders”This Is What Teachers Want From Their Leaders is the headline of one of my recent Education Week columns. School and district administrators should take note of this feedback from educators. Here’s an excerpt:
     This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here):
I’m adding this post to A Beginning List Of The Best Resources For Fighting Islamophobia In Schools:
Mom, Dad, I Want to Be a Welder is from The NY Times.
I’m adding these posts to The Best Resources On Student Absenteeism:
 
Why the University of California should not reinstate the SAT/ACT for admissions is from Ed Source.
 A Look Back: According To New Research, Rita Pierson Was More Right Than Not When She Said, “Kids don’t learn from people they don’t like.”For the next several months, each week I’ll be republishing posts from the past that I think readers might still find useful. This post first appeared in 2019.
Many teachers have seen the late Rita Pierson’s great TED Talk and, if you haven’t, it’s embedded at the bottom of this post. Perhaps the most quoted line from the video is “Kids don’t learn from people they don’t like.” Plenty of research shows the importance of teacher/student relationships (see The Best Resources On The Importance Of Building Positive Relationships With Students). Still, though, I sometimes (rarely) still hear people question the importance of teachers “being liked.” Why Likable Leaders Seem More Effective is a new article from The Harvard Business Review that tackles this issue in the workplace, though it seems to be applicable to the school environment, too. Here’s an excerpt:
And here’s Pierson’s Ted Talk: 
Of course, to be completely accurate, it probably would be better to say this: “Kids tend to not learn from people they don’t like.” I do think this is the case the vast majority of time.  All 2026 Mid-Year Education-Related “Best” Lists – In One Place!
You can see all nineteen year’s worth of biannual “Best” lists here., and here’s the latest collection: The Best Social Emotional Learning Resources Of 2026 – So Far 2026’s Best Social Studies Resources – So Far The Best Resources On Classroom Instruction In 2026 – So Far The Best Learning Games Of 2026 – So Far The Best Sentences Of 2026 – So Far 2026’s Best Posts On Teaching English Language Learners – So Far 2026’s Best Artificial Intelligence Tools & Resources For Teachers & Students – Part One 2026’s Best Posts On New Education-Related Research Studies – So Far The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2026 – So Far Best Videos For Educators In 2026 – So Far 2026’s Best Posts From This Blog – So Far  “Want to Retain Teachers? Ask the Right Recruitment Questions”Want to Retain Teachers? Ask the Right Recruitment Questions is the headline of one of my recent Education Week columns. Teachers will want to stay in schools that meet their needs as professionals and as humans. Here are some excerpts:
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