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In this Pearl, David shares his experience struggling with prioritizing. He says an important lesson he’s learned is, “We all have to work hard as leaders, but we have to work smarter, not harder. We have to prioritize the outcomes that are going to have an actual effect on student learning and teacher performance.”
Professional positions cited were the ones held at the time of recording. The positions and schools of those quoted may have since changed.
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David Gates is the Middle Years Program Coordinator at the International School of Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia.
