Comments on: Politics: the biggest problem in education

By: Traveller_Adventure

Traveller_Adventure — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:29:19 +0000

Great post, really help me alot. Thanks.

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By: Traveller_Adventure

Traveller_Adventure — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:29:19 +0000

Great post, really help me alot. Thanks.

Cheers,
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By: Traveller_Adventure

Traveller_Adventure — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:29:19 +0000

Great post, really help me alot. Thanks.

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By: In a Position To Serve | Collateral Learning

In a Position To Serve | Collateral Learning — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:59:39 +0000

[...] Politics: the biggest problem in education [...]

By: Joel Zehring

Joel Zehring — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:23:26 +0000

Jim Collins! Yeah! We don't talk enough about "Good to Great" on this big, bad edublogosphere.

Technology-driven? I'm not convinced technology is a sufficient foundation for an educational system. If we stay true to the "Good to Great" principles, then tech is an accelerator in turning the fly-wheel. We still need people (teachers, staff, admins, etc.) that practice disciplined thought and disciplined action to drive an organization toward achieving a great goal.

Oh yeah, we also need a great goal. I haven't seen one of those in education yet. I've only been in the game five years, though.

By: Doug Belshaw

Doug Belshaw — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:56:22 +0000

I'm intrigued and would love some more detail on how you're going to
do that! Are you a Head? I'm all for teachers 'buying in' to a system
because they see the merits of it, but you need the right people in
your core team from the start.

By: Doug Belshaw

Doug Belshaw — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:49:18 +0000

Yes, Joel, but you're treating teachers as professionals who work together.
By and large, they don't. What goes on in each classroom is varied and
disparate. We need teachers to come together more to claim that vision and
provide a grassroots alternative.

By: Joel Zehring

Joel Zehring — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:23:26 +0000

By: Scarter

Scarter — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:08:28 +0000

I think I have come to the spot as a superintendent where I am going to put less effort into changing the current system, and all the teachers, to meet the needs of a 21st century learners. My efforts are now shifting to developing a parallel system within the public system that is less teacher centric and more technology driven. My hope is that over time more students will choose the new system and the old one will die from lack of demand. additional benefits are that , as Jim Collins would say, I get to choose who is on the bus right from the start.

By: Joel Zehring

Joel Zehring — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:00:59 +0000

I wouldn't blame the brainwashing on media/parents. The blame should rest on educators who have failed to make promises they can keep (or make any promises at all). Teachers have failed to define a compelling purpose/vision for education in our society, so others have stepped in to cast their own vision.

If we don't like the story being told about education, then we need to tell a different story.