A spiritually grounded source of inspiration and answers for education leaders in troubling times
Public confidence in schools is waning, and there remains an unprecedented teacher shortage in the United States. Leading with Heart and Soul: 30 Inspiring Lessons of Faith, Learning, and Leadership for Educators shows leaders how to use spiritual principles to care for teachers, students, and other stakeholders despite these obstacles. Principals, superintendents, and others will gain motivation from the stories and strategies inside. Drawing on spiritual principles and Dr. Irvin Scott's experience as a classroom, school, district, and non-profit leader, this book will reinvigorate you and your team as you try to answer your most pressing questions about the future of education, including:
- How do we empower innovative, servant-hearted educational leaders to meet the needs of students?
- How do we inspire whole communities to support the learning journeys of their youth?
- How do we engage the entire educational ecosystem-including nonprofits and other organizations-to uplift equitable opportunities to learning and ensure that every student has the resources needed to thrive?
This is not a time for leaders to turn away from our children, their caregivers, and the educators who teach and nurture them. Instead, it is a time to lift them up and celebrate the work they do while navigating our own administrative mandates and challenges. Leading with Heart and Soul speaks directly to the individuals in a position to achieve that goal. It is perfect for book clubs; personal study; and within public, Christian private, and faith-based charter schools.
"Heartfelt, thought-provoking and deeply reflective, Irvin Scott literally pours his soul into this book, using his experience as an educator to teach others why education remains so vital to the kind of nation we are becoming. For any reader who wants to understand our system of education, this book will be an amazing resource. Written through stories from the perspective of someone who knows and understands schools inside and out, Leading with Heart and Soul will be eye-opening and a source of inspiration."
-PEDRO A. NOGUERA, Ph.D., Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
"Irvin Scott is the epitome of a servant leader-insightful, compassionate, empowering, visionary. He leads with intellectual humility, a deep abiding faith, and a fiery passion for meeting the needs of young people and those charged with their education and care. In Leading with Heart and Soul, Irvin shares his leadership journey, revealing the actions of impactful leaders and inspiring us to cultivate our calling."
-VICKI PHILLIPS, Chief Executive Officer, The National Center on Education and the Economy
INSPIRING LESSONS TO ELEVATE YOUR SERVANT LEADERSHIP IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION
Superintendents, principals, and other education leaders are called to find new ways of guiding stakeholders through today's challenges. In Leading with Heart and Soul, Dr. Irvin L. Scott shares stories and hard-earned wisdom from his thirty years in education to illustrate how you can champion student, staff, and teacher well-being; inspire others to rise to their strengths; and be the supportive pillar that our educational institutions require.
