Teachers and leaders both are expected to be masters of communication, carry the responsibility of communicating and making sure their listeners understand.  The larger the audience, the greater the possibilities for misunderstandings. Communication is complicated. Very complicated. Any time two people share a conversation there are possibilities for complete understanding and for a plethora of misunderstandings. The range of possibilities multiplies with the number of listeners. So, when teachers are speaking to students, or when leaders are addressing a board meeting, speaking or writing to a school community, a faculty, an assembly of students, to blog followers, to book readers, or to twitter followers, meanings and interpretations can vary greatly. Read more...