The debt ceiling compromise appears to be a done deal. I enjoyed reading Politico's piece on the crucial role played by Vice President Joe Biden in negotiating the final details, "Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell and the making of a debt deal".
One of the ironies of the the coursework my classmates and I have gone through in order to earn our administrative credentials is the amount of time we spend discussing our personal visions and philosophies about being a leader, when in fact, the first many years of our administrative careers will most likely be spent as an assistant principal. In other words, we will be working tirelessly to support someone else's conception of school leadership.
For all future assistant principals (such as myself), the piece on Joe Biden provides an example of how even leaders in positions of secondary authority occasionally have central roles to play in critical matters. The debt ceiling compromise is not one that I am pleased with, but I wholeheartedly appreciate the work of our Vice President.
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