Pace Matters More Than Perfection: Lessons from a Year of Change in NZ Schools

Last week in our workplace, a Ministry of Education Advisor met with a small team from our school. Her meeting was scheduled for 9:30–11:00 a.m. a generous slot, I thought, given how precious those small windows of release time are for teachers. She arrived around 15 minutes late, which I completely understand, traffic happens, and life can throw little curveballs into even the best-laid plans. But at 12:15 p.m., she was still there, running the meeting. The meeting had gone an hour and...

It is very common to blur the lines between work and home, especially in education and leadership.