If you had to choose a head for your Montessori school, would you prefer someone who has previous experience heading a school but no Montessori experience, or someone with Montessori experience but no experience heading a school? Is a Montessori school's mission diminished by having a head who has no Montessori training? Can Montessori-trained teachers follow the lead of a head who has no previous Montessori experience?

When I scan the names of new head-of-school appointments in The Head's Letter, a monthly publication for heads of independent schools, I have to admit that I am a bit ...

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