This is a fascinating discussion of the expectations being placed on candidates for school leadership. The point of departure is a reference to a Guardian article describing a job ad warning candidates that "they would have to work 'ridiculously hard', be 'wedded' to their job and that 'we cannot carry anyone'." The problem with the advertisement, assert the authors, is that it said the quiet part out loud. Indeed, we see similar expectations elsewhere: for teachers, in health care, and even (these days) to work at Twitter. Now I can imagine having a real passion for one's work - my own career is a case in point. But I can't imagine anyone being passionately committed to doing what they're told, not rocking the boat, and and to "'display candour' unless disagreeing with the school vision, which must be enacted." You can have passion, or you can have obedience, but you can't have both. And passion is and always mush be voluntary, not part of the job, but something fun beyond the job.
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