(This is the final post in a three-part series providing advice to aspiring principals. You can see Part One here and Part Two here)

Last week's question was:

What advice would you give someone who is interested in becoming a principal?

In Part One of this series, Lyn Hilt, Joe Mazza, and Cheryl James-Ward posted their responses -- and I threw-in a few ideas of my own. Earlier this week, Justin Baeder, Allan R. Bonilla and Josh Stumpenhorst are shared their reflections. Scott McLeod, Kelly Young (who I consider a mentor and from whom I've learned more about teaching than anyone else), John Gabriel and Paul Farmer all offer their advice. In addition, I've included comments from readers. It's a long post, but one worth reading!

Response From Scott McLeod

Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D., is the Director of Innovation for the Prairie Lakes AEA in Iowa and the Founding Director of CASTLE, the nation's only academic center dedicated to the technology needs of school leaders. He blogs regularly at dangerouslyirrelevant.org and can be found on Twitter at@mcleod:

What advice would I give someone interested in being a principal? Shadow some principals, get connected, and dream bigger.

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