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In fact, it's all true, and the story playing out this week in New York raises some fundamental questions: What are a priest's responsibilities in such a case? What does it mean to be a member of good standing in your profession, versus what it takes to be...
No matter what everyone else may think, we say the world's oldest profession is marketing. How else can you describe a pursuit that makes an appearance in the Book of Genesis? What we mean here is the part in which the serpent sells Eve on that apple. Even granting...
Another problem is having the medical profession prepare for all of these new seniors. Half of all of our patients are going to be over age 65, but less than 3% of our doctors have had any training in geriatrics. And only three of the 125 medical schools have geriatric...
But for districts around the country to embrace innovations like New Leaders, they will have to reevaluate their barriers to entry. In theory, certification requirements exist for good reason: how else to guarantee that the people who will lead our schools and teach our kids are qualified to do so...
But there's no shortage of lawyers and doctors today, no doubt because these professions pay salaries that make the years of training worthwhile. Until we raise the salaries of teachers and principals high enough to attract more of the nation's best and brightest, districts need to consider hiring...