Is it possible to have implemented too many cultural changes in a K-12 institution in one year? Are we setting ourselves up for failure?
We need a clear focus and shared vision. Goals.
Sometimes I think we have soooo many good projects, some of them potentially great. But.....my team is tired, stressed out, over volunteered, over worked, given responsibility only to have it yanked out of their hand...out of their own efforts it was stolen.
We are working so very hard to create learning environments infused with the global tools of the trade as well as the wisdom of the past. Yet our classrooms are driven by the policy makers.
We cannot create the future without looking back at the past. Agree?
I'm sorry I don't know who to thank for that statement. It's hard to think that the best research in our lives... possibly? is less than 5 years old...2 days old...1 minute old. When does history become history?
How do we keep a balance in our classrooms knowing what we know and understanding what we don't know?
Schooling right now is hard for everyone. Whether you are struggling to create custom learning environments, or watching the clock, waiting for that retirement year to roll around. Thinking this too shall pass. Sad.
Our children are so crucial to our survival. They are so lacking in the skills they will require in the flat world that exists out there. Outside of those red-brick walls. Reminds me of Pink Floyd. Their music was enthralling and created an atmosphere of questioning the deep thinking that existed in the era. Sometimes I think more and more, the lyrics of our young adult music is lacking in the area of deep thinking. Could this be why our students are so lacking of that same skill?
We have not created authentic thinkers, or authentic doers. This is already apparent as far down as lower elementary children. Our society, our communities, needs to recognize the issues we have with children. We can not teach in isolation. It seems we are at epidemic portions. It's societal and emotional bankruptcy.
Again, I am off-task. Our struggles seem to be so political. It's crazy -- we can't just be the experts. We can't just give the whole child a whole-child education. Too much red tape right now....
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I will step forward as the first to say, "I have NEVER met a person that doesn't work too much". It seems to me that we have become too self involved in our own personal agendas to realize that we are no longer serving our community, which effectively translates to our society. Once we become selfish toward that end, we will continue to perpetuate those philosophies of political thinking. When (if?) ALL of us choose to do what is best for our kids, our community, and our society instead of whining about selfish concerns we will see true progress within the "system", and create something of substance for our posterity.
Great post, I think you should cut and paste it into each building....we could all use a little focused thought occasionally.
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