My BAD

To this day, I still feel remorse about the way I handled one of my first leadership decisions. Later I learned, where I went wrong and how to avoid the mistake in the future.

Winston Sakurai was recently recognized by the National Association of Secondary School Principals as a 2016 National Digital Principal of the Year and by the Hawaii Association of Secondary School Administrators as the 2016 Hawaii State Principal of the Year. Previously he served as Vice Chairperson of the Hawaii State Board of Education.

I threw desks and forgot about a student. If you are looking for a powerful example of learning and growing from reflecting on our biggest mistakes this is it.

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Jeffrey Kubiak is a #Kidsfirst Educational Disrupter, mindful leader, visionary, innovative thinker, water nut, problem solver, proud husband and father of two; he's been an educator for over 20 years, after having coached swimming to athletes of all levels. Having made about 16 trillion mistakes in his life, he loves helping kids understand the importance of being wrong, and figuring out a great way to "Right" it.

Managing student behavior can be a challenge. So when I handled a difficult student problem, I was proud. Later I found that my pride was premature.

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Shanna Peeples is 2015 National Teacher of the Year, 2016 NEA Global Fellow, and 14-year English teacher in Title I middle and high schools. Currently Secondary English Language Arts Curriculum Specialist for the Amarillo Independent School District and a co-author of the book: Best Lesson Series: Literature 15 Master Teachers Share What Works.

We lost the top leadership in my school and chaos ensued. Instead of stepping up and leading, I melted down. I was introduced to two ideas that turned me around.

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Will Parker is the Executive Director of Oklahoma's Association of Secondary Principals and Oklahoma's Middle Level Education Association. He is the former principal of Skiatook High School, near Tulsa, Oklahoma, and he was Oklahoma's Assistant Principal of the Year in 2012. He is also a blogger, podcast, and author. Resources can be found at williamdparker.com.

I imposed an expectation on my student that I would have realized was inappropriate had I not lost touch with my past.

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Dena Simmons is an educator, activist, and lifelong learner from the Bronx, NY. She currently serves at the director of education at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.

I learned through the school of hard knocks that change starts with people first and processes second.

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Naphtali Hoff, PsyD, is President of Impactful Coaching & Consulting and author of "Becoming the New Boss: The New Leader's Guide to Sustained Success". Naphtali became an executive coach and organizational consultant following a career as an educator and school administrator.

I was being evaluated by my supervisor who wanted "drill and kill." I knew better, but I didn't do better. I sold out my values and my kids. I learned how to quickly handle this conflict.

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Dr. Mary Howard is a leading expert in literacy, presenting seminars as an independent consultant and for the Bureau of Education and Research. She is an educator for more than 30 years, combining years of classroom experience as an elementary grade 1-6 special educator, grade K-12 reading tutor, reading specialist and Reading Recovery teacher and author of several books, including RTI from All Sides: What Every Teacher Needs to Know and Moving Forward with RTI: Reading and Writing Activities for Every Instructional Setting.

My intentions were good but misguided. I was taking on more and more commitments while becoming increasingly less effective across the board.

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Rob Sahli is an administrator at Ramsey Middle School (6-8) in St. Paul, MN. He works very hard to build meaningful relationships with his scholars and to be a strong leader for the educators in the building. His strong passions lie in equity, servant, and instructional leadership. Rob is a proud, life-long learner.

Sometimes it's hard to recover with students when you get off on the wrong foot. It's even harder when you take that foot and put it in your mouth.

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Jennifer Gonzalez is editor-in-chief of the Cult of Pedagogy website, where she shares resources and inspiration to help teachers work happier and more effectively and the host of the podcast, Cult of Pedagogy. A National Board Certified Teacher and self-taught technology lover, she is the author of The Teacher's Guide to Tech.

When I sent a blanket memo to my entire staff, I was actually just avoiding a painful discussion with one staff member. Then I learned...

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Ken Williams is Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Unfold The Soul, a group which trains entrepreneurs, educators, and motivated individuals how to accelerate the achievement of their personal and professional goals. Ken’s background includes a BA from Morehouse College and he also holds a Masters degree in Education from the University of Bridgeport and a Leadership Certificate from the Bowie State University.