But this situation is not static, the principal and the non-principal aspects pf a contradiction transform themselves into each other, the nature of the thing changes accordingly.

然而这种情形不是固定的，矛盾的主要方面和非主要的方面互相转化着，事物的性质也就随着起变化。

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The principal said the thing his duty in making a decision.

校长说这件事已经远超越他的职权来做决定了。

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My mother (a brilliant teacher and school principal) once told me, "Always give kids a way out – a way for them to do the right thing."

我妈妈（一位优秀的老师和校长）曾告诉我：“要给孩子们留一条出路——让他们可以做正确的事情。”

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Perhaps due to the trauma of seeing the hapless parent get whacked, some kids expressed fear, claimed principal Alicia Fernandez, who did the only reasonable thing by ordering a complete ban on the thing that caused some kids to express fear.

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More work is needed on the measuring side, but I believe the problem is in principal solvable, once we agree on what is the right thing to measure, namely, inspiring a capability for lifelong learning.

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