Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2027
Abstract
In the 1960’s, “Gypsy,” a musical movie classic premiered about a domineering mother who sought self-glorification by pushing her young daughter into stripping. The young daughter, Gypsy, learned the trick of the trade from veteran strippers in a song—“You Gotta Have A Gimmick.”
While education has always been filled with fads and slogans, today, educational leaders loudly proclaim, “College Ready”/”College Started”/”College Complete”/Career Ready.” For many educational leaders, these are gimmick slogans because academic achievement remains low and many students are arriving at college academically unprepared—but, now, possibly with hollow college credits and at greater risk of failing. Our nation needs genuine, exceptional educational leaders who help our students learn and grow into real shining stars and not gimmick leaders.
Recommended Citation
Padilla, George, "Gimmick Leadership" (2027). Faculty Publications. 111.
https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/faculty_publications/111