Why Teachers Need to Become Leaders - Education - GOOD

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Why Teachers Need to Become Leaders - Education - GOOD:
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"There are plenty of business books written about leadership, but not every employee (or CEO) is a great leader. Likewise, although every teacher stands in front of a classroom of students, they're not all leaders in their schools. But they should be..."

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