The Principal as Change Agent
Drawing on Bredeson and Johansson’s (2000) vivid metaphor, Anderson believes principals must “unfreeze” current values, expectations, and processes so new thinking can emerge.
This “unfreezing” represents both courage and humility. It invites teachers and administrators to reexamine the familiar—to adapt without losing their core mission.
In a Caribbean context, this may mean rethinking how schools engage community voices, use local data, and redefine success beyond exam results.
The Spiritual Core of Educational Leadership
Anderson’s message aligns beautifully with faith-based principles of stewardship and growth. Philippians 2:4–5 reminds us:
“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.”
Effective leadership begins with humility and ends in transformation.
The principal’s task, then, is not only to manage—but to minister. To build schools that educate both the mind and the heart.
