tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post114886293737603491..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: The protection of a clear VisionBruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1149161676904069952006-06-01T23:34:00.001+12:002006-06-01T23:34:00.001+12:00What do schools stand for - good question. For too...What do schools stand for - good question. For too many kids , the failing and the creative, they stand for for control and obedience. For clever conformists life is easy , for others boredom prevails. Let's make them voluntary and pay the teachers who have enough 'pizazz' to attract students.We would save plenty of money. Give the kids vouchers to give to schools that provide them with the best learning experiences.<BR/><BR/>Our current schools are turning into a cross between a factory, a minimum security prison, a testing institution, and a monastry. As Bob Dylan sang sometimes, 'Its hard to tell who are the prisoners and who are the guards'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1149161656684322692006-06-01T23:34:00.000+12:002006-06-01T23:34:00.000+12:00What do schools stand for - good question. For too...What do schools stand for - good question. For too many kids , the failing and the creative, they stand for for control and obedience. For clever conformists life is easy , for others boredom prevails. Let's make them voluntary and pay the teachers who have enough 'pizazz' to attract students.We would save plenty of money. Give the kids vouchers to give to schools that provide them with the best learning experiences.<BR/><BR/>Our current schools are turning into a cross between a factory, a minimum security prison, a testing institution, and a monastry. As Bob Dylan sang sometimes, 'Its hard to tell who are the prisoners and who are the guards'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1149160704533714452006-06-01T23:18:00.000+12:002006-06-01T23:18:00.000+12:00Imagine a school based on a culture of inquiry con...Imagine a school based on a culture of inquiry continually questioning itself - a school designed for adventuring into the unknown.<BR/><BR/>You would have to imagine it - there are very few around!<BR/><BR/>But this is what we need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1149034530489627432006-05-31T12:15:00.000+12:002006-05-31T12:15:00.000+12:00I am not sure.I have worked with over 30 schools t...I am not sure.I have worked with over 30 schools to help them adapt the model to suit their own situation. Lots of other schools have used it and one school in the UK e-mailed me how they had adapted it at their school. It must be one of the most common models used in NZ.<BR/><BR/>I would love to hear from schools that have made use of the model.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1148900244387182362006-05-29T22:57:00.000+12:002006-05-29T22:57:00.000+12:00An excellent model - in line with forward looking ...An excellent model - in line with forward looking organisations that are developing themselves as learning organisations. How many schools use such a a model?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com