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Episode 148: Navigating "The Age Of Outrage" With The Parents At Your School
Is it just me or does it seem like more people are getting more angry, more quickly?
I am seeing people go from 0-100 in 2.2 seconds over things that didn’t used to be that big of a deal, like:
- An overcooked steak at a restaurant
- Someone’s opinion on the Internet
- The way that the cashier is bagging someone’s groceries
- An umpire calling strike three at a Little League baseball game.
Not a big deal, right? Yet you and I know that all of the above cause some people to turn into ranting and raving maniacs. Why?
Because we are living in the “Age Of Outrage.”
According to Karthik Ramanna, author of The Age Of Outrage: How To Lead In A Polarized World, “Essentially, the "Age of Outrage" is a reflection of a more reactive and polarized society, where public anger is easily triggered and readily expressed, impacting various aspects of social and political life.”
As you well know, this outrage has made its way into our schools when some parents tell us how to do our jobs (at full volume) or send us emails with capital letters and exclamation points.
On today’s episode of The Private School Leader Podcast, we are going to discuss Navigating "The Age Of Outrage" With The Parents At Your School.
I know that you are super busy, so be sure to listen while you are doing something else. I hope that you will get value from this episode as you serve and lead your school community. Thank you for taking some time out of your day to listen to the podcast!
Thanks for making a difference,
Mark Minkus
Is it just me or are the parents at our schools getting more demanding and more intense, more often? Dealing with parents is part of the job as we lead our private schools, but it can quickly lead to stress, anxiety and feeling overwhelmed. That’s why I created Parent Academy! Now you have a step by step framework that will help you go from feeling stressed and anxious to feeling confident and calm. Over the last 33 years, I have built successful relationships with thousands of parents and I have packaged that knowledge into an online course. Not only that, but after I teach you, I am going to teach your teachers these strategies as well! Parent Academy contains two, 45-minute webinars that are Teacher PD’s with a printable notebook, guided notes and discussion questions. Go to www.theprivateschoolleader.com/parentacademy to learn more!
I want to give you a brand new resource that I just created a few weeks ago. It is called: The 4 Worst Things Parents Believe About Your School And How To Change Their Minds. Have you ever gotten really frustrated when parents believe things about your school that aren’t true? I think that it is really infuriating and discouraging. Unfortunately, parent perception is reality. Well, I have created a pdf guide that will talk about 4 super problematic things that parents probably believe about your school. Most importantly,
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