The Better Leaders Better Schools Podcast with Daniel Bauer How You Treat People Is The Foundation Of Culture
Dr. CJ Lowery, is the Assistant Superintendent in Rockport-Fulton Texas. He has a background with inner-city and rural Title 1 schools as a teacher and principal. CJ believes that education is not a job, it’s a mission field. This mission field requires strong relationships, data, and collaboration for success. “It’s not who you know, but who you were good to.”
Show Highlights
- Ruckus Makers need to embrace the tension of veteran teachers while amplifying the talent of novice teachers.
- "Who you know, is not nearly as important as who you're good to.”
- Restaurants and bars are the best places to find top teaching talent.
- Education is not a job, it's a mission field that requires 3 ingredients for success.
- Have the mind and the heart of a child and encourage people to fill your leadership gaps.
- The growl you need to hear to know you are pushing your school in the right direction.
- One thing that lawmakers are moving the right direction for teachers.
- Leaders need to understand how to lead people who are risk averse.
“Good leaders wanna find some common ground to say, ‘Hey you're seeing something I didn't see.’ It’s either I have a blind spot or a gap somewhere that now I can evaluate and hopefully make it better for you.”
-Dr CJ Lowery
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