I always have to laugh at myself when I say things like, "I plan to write a post five days a week," and then I don't even maintain that for the first week.
I know that I still need to put up pictures of the dining room. I will, promise.
I'm coming up from the craziness that is parent-teacher conference week and feeling really good and really inspired by teaching and life in general. (Oh yeah, my job is safe for next year.)
Last night over drinks I discussed some aspects of education with some wise teachers who have been at this for a while, and I have some interesting ideas for some new pieces to write, which will question the adversary between teachers and administration, how it got that way, and how it continues to impact kids negatively while neither side will budge. I'm very curious about this and interested in exploring it. I'll try to share along the way.
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Great to see you back in Cyberspace, B! I know the feeling about goals-gradual change is the key for me (that wasn't supposed to sound cheesy). I'm so glad to hear that your job is safe! Please share about the teacher/admin as the negative impact of poor managerial relationships seems to be cross-discipline. And the end consumer is always gets hurt the most.
ReplyDeleteI'm working on a piece now that outlines this crazy book idea I have... but I think you're right about consumers (in whatever position, kids in schools included) being hurt. Unfortunately, "workers" and "management" get hurt too. There was a REALLY interesting "This American Life" a couple weeks ago about GM that dealt with this issue. If you haven't heard it, you should check it out! I'll share this piece when it's in a little better shape.
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