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Episode 131: Leading Your School While Caring For Aging Parents
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average age of a Head of School in America is 52 years old. That means a lot of private school leaders have parents in their 70’s and 80’s.
My mom was 86 when she passed in 2013. My dad was 92 when he passed in 2021. Both of my parents needed a lot of care in the years before they passed and my siblings and I carried a complex mix of stress, guilt and anxiety. We also tried to navigate the often confusing and exhausting list of doctor’s appointments, mobility issues and end-of-life decisions, all while holding down full time jobs.
34 million adults in the US are providing unpaid care to an adult over age 50. 10 million of those caregivers are over age 50 themselves. You have a very difficult job. Leading a school while caring for aging parents can quickly go from feeling very difficult to feeling impossible.
On today’s episode of The Private School Leader Podcast, we are going to discuss Leading Your School While Caring For Aging Parents.
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Mark Minkus
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- My school invades every part of my professional and personal life.
- I want to have a long and happy and fulfilling career as a private school leader.
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