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Description for Mind Your Head
Paperback. David Boddy calls on his 30-year passion for philosophy and meditation to inspire heads and aspiring heads to manage the enormous mental and emotional challenges of the job, while still reaching for the best in all around them. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 352.
At a time when recent governments continue to suffocate head teachers in a sea of bureaucratic initiatives, this book encourages educational leaders to be adventurous, distinctive and above all independent. David Boddy calls on his 30-year passion for philosophy and meditation to inspire heads and aspiring heads to manage the enormous mental and emotional challenges of the job, while still reaching for the best in all around them. Mind Your Head encourages readers to challenge their experiences both as head teachers and more importantly as lead teachers, to educate and to inspire those whose lives they touch on a ... Read more
At a time when recent governments continue to suffocate head teachers in a sea of bureaucratic initiatives, this book encourages educational leaders to be adventurous, distinctive and above all independent. David Boddy calls on his 30-year passion for philosophy and meditation to inspire heads and aspiring heads to manage the enormous mental and emotional challenges of the job, while still reaching for the best in all around them. Mind Your Head encourages readers to challenge their experiences both as head teachers and more importantly as lead teachers, to educate and to inspire those whose lives they touch on a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Catt Educational Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Suffolk, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908095626
SKU
V9781908095626
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Boddy David
David Boddy was at first a reluctant head master. He came to the role after a life in journalism, politics, business and charity work. His passion for more than 30 years has been philosophy and meditation. He has lectured widely on Advaita Vedanta, a key source of Eastern wisdom, and Platonic thought, both of which he regards as practical ... Read more
Reviews for Mind Your Head
"Wonderfully refreshing, thought-provoking and most importantly, steeped in a personal self-reflective honesty which manages to offer advice without ever being patronising." - Gerry Holden, Chairman of the Professional Development Committee of The Society of Heads