tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post6827137003983749823..comments2024-03-15T02:09:23.712-06:00Comments on for the love of learning: Leading with our linchpinsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-41806164269147833272012-05-22T19:12:48.630-06:002012-05-22T19:12:48.630-06:00Chris, I'm glad Joe re-tweeted this. There are...Chris, I'm glad Joe re-tweeted this. There are so many conversations that stem from this it's hard to know where to start. And the comments are all right on. The other question is how much are admin. scared of parent push back? I think parent engagement is a huge piece here as well. And having the right conversations so that they are also open to change.tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750725258236242779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-28406753420447123642012-05-22T18:54:24.095-06:002012-05-22T18:54:24.095-06:00Hi Chris, sometimes I think that you are raising p...Hi Chris, sometimes I think that you are raising philosophical question, sometime I see that you stick to practical guns. <br />History always remembers people that brought changes. You know why? Because there are not too many. That why David in his introduction calls himself "activist". There are not too many activists (I mean real people that what and ready to make changes. <br />And administration? Administration was, is and always will be a powerful guard of current order. This is the deepest nature of the administration.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16391722484407082924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-38179913749956517252011-03-24T15:42:18.652-06:002011-03-24T15:42:18.652-06:00Thanks, Chris. I am in the middle of reading "...Thanks, Chris. I am in the middle of reading "Linchpin" now and I could not agree more with your post. The book was actually suggested to me by a preservice teacher in one of my classes. Given my approach to teaching, she thought I'd like it.<br /><br />I'm not sure like is the right word. It is at the same time inspiring and depressing. There is so much we could be doing to foster creativity. There is so much we are doing to squash it.<br /><br />Chris, we need more principals like you who are encouraging teachers and learners to flourish. Thank you!delta_dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18024582157985654525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-17403564098547196102011-03-24T12:28:03.164-06:002011-03-24T12:28:03.164-06:00Chris, I love this post and have been hoping you w...Chris, I love this post and have been hoping you would write about linchpins for a while. Change is not easy but we have to realize why the change is needed. If we continue to suppress educators that think they may have a better idea, we are only harming ourselves. Thank you for your great insight.Pernille Ripphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664101868856118868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-63290777372322835862011-03-24T09:10:22.424-06:002011-03-24T09:10:22.424-06:00Joe, One of my big concerns is that many people do...Joe, One of my big concerns is that many people don't even understand what students' needs are. I think we ALL agree that school are about doing what's best for our kids. But does that mean free daycare? preparing them for a future of office jobs? allowing them to discover things on their own? helping them to be resilient? experiencing democracy?<br /><br />I know what I think, but I've heard all these things from concerned parents and politicians. And in the current economic climate and worldview, I'm afraid that "spending 13 years preparing our kids to work in an office job, doing what they are told" seems to sum up the current education system pretty well.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961149077824073687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-64190673613368195402011-03-24T08:58:28.896-06:002011-03-24T08:58:28.896-06:00Chris, this post speaks loud and clear to me.
Th...Chris, this post speaks loud and clear to me. <br /><br />There are too many educators that say children should come first, and yet continue to make excuses for why the system's needs should trump even on student's needs.<br /><br />And then when a progressive educator refuses to buy into the excuses, they are labelled as an outcast and judged as being idealistic and utopian (as if our goals should be anything less).<br /><br />It really bothers me how often pragmatism becomes simply code for justifying apathy. And when our leaders think this way, we are in big trouble.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-54180698664886687192011-03-24T07:43:06.788-06:002011-03-24T07:43:06.788-06:00When I worked in Thailand, I attempted to start an...When I worked in Thailand, I attempted to start an overhaul of our school website. Everyone in the school, including administration, agreed that our website was a complete mess.<br /><br />At every step of the process, someone in administration blocked the process. Fellow teachers told me that my project was too ambitious and would fail because administrators would never get on board. "Don't try and rock the boat, you'll just get burned," I can remember hearing.<br /><br />Eventually my website overhaul project died, and the year after I left, they hired a company to redesign the website from scratch. Lesson learned: work for organizations which support change.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098221991466148258noreply@blogger.com