Author and lecturer, Rabbi Shais Taub, recently addressed a gathering in Boro Park of hundreds of frum principals from around New York.
The prestigious Principals Conference, which draws hundreds of Orthodox Jewish day school and yeshiva principals each year, is hosted by Torah Umesorah’s CounterForce, one of New York’s largest mental health and educational agencies.
Taub was chosen to address the audience of some of New York’s most influential Jewish educators and leaders on the topic “Engaging Our Parents: A Principal’s Duty.” The one-hour talk focused on how to be “the principal who parents seek out instead of the one they avoid.”
In his trademark style of bringing down lofty ideas into everyday language, Taub explained the “tricks of the trade” to being a good listener and giving good advice.
“I want all of you to have these tools,” Taub told the principals, “and I want you to become known in your community as the person that people turn to for guidance. I want us to change the culture so that when anyone thinks of a principal they think of a person who cares for them, understand them, and has their interests at heart. With the people in this room, there is enough influence right here to start changing the culture right now.”
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Shais Taub is one of the best speakers in our generation. Would be delighted to see more of his talks
agree he is fantastic..the very best so inspiring and so humble
Principles are fundamental beliefs, rules, etc
Principals are heads of school
If the principals have the same principles as their parent/student body, and the proper morals, the system would run properly.
An easy way to remember the difference (I was taught this a few decades ago in BRES) a “principal” should be your “pal”.
Thank you Collive for posting this, wouldn’t have seen it otherwise and thank you Rabbi Shais Taub for your uplifting, inspiring words again.
Rabbi Taub truly knows how to empower others to see the good in themselves.
Nobodys’ knowledge of Jewish issues surpasses his most eloquent methodology in making the unknowable known. His essence is to be absorbed and inculcated. I believe Rabbi Twerski put it best when he said of the Rav “he’s our greatest natural resource.”
to just truly hear another person, to feel their tzaar, is one of the greatest expressions of Ahavas Yisraeul
I really hope principles can do this!
the world would be totally different if this were the reality!