Riddell, R. (2019, October 22). Lessons in Leadership: Missouri principal Beth Houf shares what it means to ‘lead like a pirate’. Retrieved October 23, 2019.

Beth Houf, principal of Fulton Middle School in Missouri, says she works to “lead like a pirate” — meaning that she focuses on the “why of the work.” In this interview, she shares several pitfalls busy educators can fall into that takes them away from the “why.”

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