The principal’s wisdom is related to the survival and development of the school. The famous educator Suhomlinsky once said: "A good principal is a good school." This is a famous saying. Some people suggest that a principal should have the mind of a politician, the vision of a thinker, the knowledge of an educator, and the charm of an artist. It is difficult for a principal to achieve these aspects, but it reflects the requirement for the integrity of the principal's wisdom.

First of all, the principal should be a politician. Jiang Zemin pointed out that leading cadres must be political. The principal is the soul of the school. He must have firm political beliefs, be loyal to the education cause of the party and the people, insist on fully implementing the party's education policy, face all students, and comprehensively improve the quality of students. Only if the principal keeps a clear mind and is politically strong can he steer the ship well and not lose the direction of running the school.

Secondly, the principal should be a thinker. Whether a principal has his or her own thoughts and ideas for running a school is an important sign of a principal's maturity. Suhomlinsky said: "The principal's leadership of the school is first of all educational ideological leadership, business guidance, and secondly administrative management." The principal's school-running ideas are like a steering wheel, which should be forward-looking and feasible. Nature, durability, and development determine the direction of the school. Scientific, avant-garde, and down-to-earth school-running ideas will play a decisive role in the development of schools, teachers, and students. Principals should integrate their own school-running ideas into daily management activities, use advanced educational concepts to influence and drive teachers, and transform their own school-running ideas into teachers' actions.

Third, the principal should be an educator. Principals should not only become experts in managing schools, but also scholars who study education and teaching issues. Principals should be like Suhomlinsky and Tao Xingzhi, and go deep into the front line of education and teaching. If conditions permit, they can teach part-time, or even be the head teacher of a class like Wei Shusheng, so that they can truly appreciate the work of education and teaching. Only by experiencing the ups and downs can one become an expert in education and teaching.

Fourth, the principal should be an artist. Education is an art, and the charm of art lies in continuous innovation. The art of leadership is the most concentrated expression of the principal’s wisdom. Only when the principal focuses on developing innovative ways of thinking can school education continue to reform and innovate, advance with the times, and adapt to the educational requirements of social changes. At the same time, the principal represents the school to the outside world and must coordinate and maintain external relations; he is fully responsible internally. It is indeed a matter of tying hundreds of ropes and grasping thousands of threads. Facing the colorful school and the society extending in all directions, the principal must balance and coordinate various aspects inside and outside the school. In terms of relationships, we must seize major events, focus on key points, prioritize, and be a strategically minded leader.