Summary Of If You Don T Feed Teachers

The book I have chosen to review is “If You Don't Feed the Teachers They Eat the Students! Guide to Success for Administrators and Teachers” by Neila A. Connons, Ph.D. Neila A. She has written many articles and has made numerous presentations to provide inspiration and direction for teachers and educational leaders all over the world. “If You Don't Feed the Teachers They Eat the Students!” has documented the author's real-world experience as an educator and a school leader, addressing both the desire of teachers in their quest to perform well and the required skills of administrators to empower and encourage them.
A common theme throughout this book is, “Administration is a difficult business and it takes very special people with special
Effective leaders monitor, assess and enhance the school climate by ensuring the safety (physical, social, emotional and social); encouraging change by inviting ideas; encourage risk taking and recognize gains; hone their human relation skills; believe in the power of public relation; communicate both the successes and failures and celebrate. I firmly believe that attitudes are determined not by circumstances, but how one responds to the circumstances and this book has identified many strategies that an administrator can adopt to hone such
These ideas stress upon staying positive, believing in one’s ability and trusting and nurturing the teachers to be their best.
The book has a very simplistic approach and identifies that some of the concepts and ideas are repetitive, which stresses upon the fact that “repetition is the best teacher”. I believe that this can be vapid for some of the readers, but the clever use of acronyms; insights from other administrators, etc has made up for the minor lull in the reading. Examples from real situations would have definitely added to the flavor of the book and enhanced the reading experience, making it much more convenient to relate to the content and