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Zipkes begins with the three R's, which he is quick to note should be engaged sequentially, but not in the conventional order of rigor, relevance, and relationships. Rather Manor begins by building relationships, then incorporates relevance and rigor. "Many schools try to put the rigor in first, but then they've already lost many of the students," he explains. "If you don't have a relationship with the students, they're not going to do anything for you; if it's not relevant, you're going to bore them. But when you look at relationships and relevance and then rigor, you're going to hit all students."

Here are three tools that educators can provide students to help prepare them to "self arrest" in the event of an academic or social slip. Personal Relationships: Connectedness: Educational Autonomy:

"3. Be a real human being. Gates and Dagget first told you about this with relationships, now practice it in a viral way. On Twitter, what you talk about is who you are. Every Twitter user's update history paints a true portrait of their character and what matters to them. So, the best school leader tweeters are real people and sound like real people - always. They know the responsibility to keep their brand honest is a duty they owe their customers, but they also know that baseball practice, Saturday errands and that great burger they had at their favorite local eatery last night are the things that make them human. In moderation, share some of those things, too. People will be able to relate to you on a personal level and as a result, they will like and trust you more. Sample tweet: My son thinks I'm old because I write him long text messages instead of in his code. "

Mentorship is often touted as one of the primary means of furthering your career. But traditional one-on-one mentoring relationships may be a thing of the past... Choose diverse people who can each uniquely contribute to your thinking.

I was recently asked by a superintendent if I had some questions to ask his principals to start off the year. The questions I gave him were based on the following areas: Fostering Effective Relationships Instructional Leadership Embodying Visionary Leadership Developing Leadership Capacity Creating Sustainable Change

The people in your life want that same validation. In fact, every single person you will ever meet shares this common desire. They want to know they matter.