Since the founding of New China, two generations of famous principals have appeared in the development of basic education in China. At the beginning of liberation, a generation emerged from the educational work that needed to be revived. The other generation was formed after the "Cultural Revolution" and set things right. At present, most of the second-generation principals are close to retirement age. At the same time, the success or fame of many famous school principals are basically in a state of self-seeking. Therefore, the research on the growth law of famous principals provides a scientific theoretical basis for the cultivation, management and self-development of principals, which is of great significance for promoting the rapid growth and emergence of more famous principals in primary and secondary schools, building a professional and high-quality principal team, improving the efficiency of running schools and promoting the reform and development of basic education. As the name implies, a famous principal refers to a well-known principal or a well-known principal. A famous principal is an outstanding educational talent with extensive influence and popularity in the field of basic education and even in all walks of life. A famous principal is an elite of educational management talents, an outstanding representative of educators, a designer who can put forward the development prospect of the school, a spiritual leader who can build an excellent team and a leader who pursues outstanding school achievements. I think we should further understand the concept of a famous principal from the following four aspects. A famous principal is a relative concept. A famous principal is a famous or famous principal, and being famous or famous is relative. From the perspective of spatial latitude, the famous principals are compared horizontally in the spatial scope, with the famous relative to the unknown and the local famous relative to the national famous. Some principals are well-known in a certain range, but they are not well-known compared with other principals in a wider range. So there are so-called national, provincial, prefecture-level and even county-level principals. From the perspective of time latitude, some famous principals have influenced for hundreds of years, and their significance is even longer; Although some famous principals were famous for a while, they disappeared within a limited time span for various reasons. Some principals are principals today, but with the progress of society and the development of education, they may not be principals tomorrow. This relativity of the principals of famous schools increases the difficulty of studying the principals of famous schools. A famous principal is a developing concept. The development of anything is a process of qualitative change through the continuous accumulation of quantity. The success and fame of a headmaster also need a process of accumulation and development, and it is impossible to become famous overnight. Any famous headmaster became famous only after his school-running ideas and achievements were recognized by the state and society. The recognition of a principal by the administrative department of education is only a form. Fundamentally speaking, a famous principal is not self-appointed or appointed, but recognized by the society. In fact, a famous headmaster has gained a certain reputation in education and society before being recognized by the administrative department of education. In addition, the connotation of a famous principal is not static, but changes with the progress of society and the reform and development of education. Therefore, only when a famous principal dares to deny himself, surpass yesterday, keep learning and keep pace with the times can he keep pace with the times and maintain his reputation and influence. A principal is a general term and a symbol of a group. The "name" of a famous principal is a kind of social influence and social recognition, and it is not selected and appointed by the organization. Therefore, the principal has made outstanding achievements in running schools and made a model. He can be rated as "excellent principal", "excellent principal", "meritorious principal" and "model worker", but for the principal himself, it is not appropriate to be rated as "famous principal". At present, in the implementation of the "famous principal" project, the evaluation of principals in various places is debatable. In the history of China and foreign countries, nothing has ever given a famous headmaster the title of "famous headmaster". For example, Suhomlinski was awarded the title of "meritorious teacher" at the age of 4 1 and the title of "socialist labor hero" at the age of 50. He was famous before his death, but he had never heard of being awarded the title of "famous principal". Since China's reform and opening up, the Ministry of Education has selected outstanding primary and secondary school principals twice. These principals are well-known in the local and even the whole country, but the Ministry of Education has not given them the title of "famous principals". The "prestigious principal project" is not a selection method, but a mechanism. Through this mechanism, it is necessary for our primary and secondary school principals to continuously produce excellent principals and expert principals. Famous principals are a kind of value orientation. Although it can be assumed that all principals may become the principals of prestigious schools, after all, only a few become the elders of prestigious schools. Guiding and encouraging the headmaster to become a famous headmaster can make the headmaster have higher pursuit and realm and run the school better. To fully understand the connotation of a famous principal, we should also analyze the following relations. Principals and successful principals Principals are successful principals. Famous principals are famous not because of media hype but because of their unique school-running ideas, outstanding school-running achievements and important contributions to society, the country and the cause. The basic meaning of success is to reach or achieve the expected goal. A successful principal is a principal who leads all the staff to achieve the expected school goals through hard work. Success means breakthrough, innovation and Excellence. Successful principals are those who surpass the past, surpass others, make remarkable achievements and make important contributions to education in innovative school running. Success means running your own characteristics and taking a personalized road. Most successful schools and principals have their own characteristics and personalities. Only by highlighting advantages, creating characteristics and forming a brand can we gain popularity, gain social recognition and succeed in running a school. Success means the benign interaction, common development and coordinated success between the school and the principal. The personal success of the headmaster is realized in the practice of running a school, and the development of the school organization, teachers and students is promoted through reform and innovation. The success of the headmaster is the success of the headmaster personally and the success of the school organization as a whole. The success of the principal and the success of the school, prestigious schools and prestigious schools complement each other and are inseparable. (2) There are four types of relationships between famous principals and prestigious schools in China's basic education: the first is that the school is famous, the principal is unknown, and the principal is famous because the school is "famous". The second category is that the school is famous, and the principal is also famous, but the reputation of the principal and the school is independent of each other, and there is no necessary connection between them. The third category is that the school is famous and the principal is also famous, but their development is interdependent, and the principal and the school have achieved common development in benign interaction. There are two situations in this category. First, the school is unknown or even weak, and it has been transformed into a prestigious school through the creative educational activities of the principal, so the principal is famous. Well-known schools, such as No.8 Middle School and Liu Jinghai in Zhabei District, binjiang road Middle School and Zhao Linxiang in Heping District, Tianjin, have in turn enhanced the reputation of principals. Second, the school is famous. Famous schools have trained famous principals, who have promoted the further development and take-off of famous schools, such as the High School Attached to Nanjing Normal University and Hu Bailiang, Tianjin Experimental Middle School and Zhao Zisheng. The fourth category is that the school is unknown and the principal is famous. The headmaster is not famous for running a school, but for teaching. He is a famous teacher. At present, there are the most first-class principals in China, and what we need more is a third-class principal. Not all principals of prestigious schools are principals of prestigious schools, and principals of ordinary schools can also become principals of prestigious schools. The principal's running a school is nothing more than an external condition, and the key is the principal's own quality and main role. Famous schools do not play a decisive role in the success and fame of principals, but they can have more resources and favorable conditions, which is more conducive to the success and fame of principals; In ordinary schools, the success and fame of principals will be more difficult and require greater efforts and creativity. A famous school has a famous principal. The process of the headmaster's success in becoming famous is a process in which the headmaster's idea of running a school is gradually formed, the goal of running a school is continuously realized, the school management is continuously improved, the experience of running a school is continuously enriched, the achievements of running a school are continuously accumulated, and the level of running a school is continuously improved. No matter the principal of a famous school or a general school, it is possible to become a famous principal only if he has a unique and scientific school-running concept and outstanding school-running achievements. (3) A principal and an educator Generally speaking, a principal is also an educator, or at least most principals are educators. The key here is how to understand the concepts and standards of educators. Educators belong to the category of practice and are practitioners. The first sign to measure educators is their achievements in educational practice, whether they are well-educated, well-run and outstanding. A famous principal is a successful principal, well managed and outstanding in running a school, and should be called an educator. Of course, an educator should have his own school-running ideas, and some educators have created new educational theories. But he must personally engage in educational practice, apply school-running ideas and new educational theories to educational practice and achieve remarkable results, otherwise he cannot be called an educator. Educators and educators can have both in the same principal, such as Suhomlinski, Tao Xingzhi and Li Jilin. But the nature and signs of their work should not be confused. Educators are different from educators, whose job is to put forward new educational theories and doctrines. The first sign to measure educators is the scientificity and creativity of their academic research results. If we don't pay attention to the difference between educators and educatees, we will raise the standards of educators and exclude many principals who can be called educators from the ranks of educators. In this way, compared with the grand occasion of the title of "entrepreneur", the title of "educator" is quite stingy. In China, there are millions of principals and tens of millions of teachers, but there are few educators, which is not conducive to the development of education.