WEEKLY ARTICLE SUMMARY

http://www.aasa.org/uploadedFiles/Publications/Journals/AASA_Journal_of_Scholarship_and_Practice/Winter09FINAL.pdf

This article talks about how principals need to be sure that they are providing equal and adequate education for all students, including special education students. It states that most principals don't quite know how to successfully provide a good curriculum for them, so they turn to administrators who specialize in special education. Tying into leadership, the article says that by gaining a better understanding of special education needs, school principals can assume a greater leadership role throughout the school.

Educational leadership is the focus here. When a school principal can successfully provide education for all of their students, it makes them an even better leader, by doing their job for the whole school population. This article is definitely intended more for older people- school administrators, other principals, teachers, etc. When those people read this article or ones similar to it, they may think twice and look into learning more about how they can help special education students. If this article really does affect school administrators and other school principals, then it should be considered a very important article. Influencing teachers to help students even more is great; the teachers should know as much as they can.

I think this article IS important. Not necessarily will many people read it, because it's not in some huge publication, but I believe in equal rights for everyone, including students. If my principal were to learn how to better help all the students in his school, I might have a bigger appreciation for him. It is extremely necessary that all students, no matter their education level, get the same, adequate education.