tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post4764826686852185551..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: Education at a crossroad - while many teachers seem confused in educational no mans' landBruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-66120200457577557762012-10-21T11:44:14.393+13:002012-10-21T11:44:14.393+13:00Greetings Teacher as Trnsformer.
I would lke to t...Greetings Teacher as Trnsformer.<br /><br />I would lke to think education, or society, is at a crossroads but so far it is all one way traffic - the wrong way. Educationalists, or those who want to change the current power structure, have been sudelined over the past decades. Things will change perhaps when the majority of people find themselves in the 'losers' group? <br /><br />Equity will eventually become the most important issue unless 'we' believe the few rich should determine the future of our country. The so called 'achievement gap' applies not just to school students!<br /><br />The 'me first' individualistic society needs to change to a 'we first' cooperative democratic one.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-38437626458872786662012-10-19T12:22:52.181+13:002012-10-19T12:22:52.181+13:00Bruce, you are not being too dramatic. Many teache...Bruce, you are not being too dramatic. Many teachers, perhaps most of us, are unaware of the dilemma faced in education, particularly public education. There is little support within the system. It is all about someone's agenda as opposed to making sure teachers are healthy and able to help students become healthy and able adults. Universally, public education is in a real bind that needs to be addressed in a mindful manner.Teacher as Transformerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744755985245192616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-77489180464297732062012-10-19T10:00:16.448+13:002012-10-19T10:00:16.448+13:00I was probably being a bit dramatic saying many te...I was probably being a bit dramatic saying many teachers are confused. The truth probably is that the majority of teachers just simply get on with what they have always done and what is expected of them. I am not sure many teachers have the time or energy to be too critical of what is expected of them. Teachers, or rather school systems, are naturally conservative.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-72307523535115967502012-10-18T21:03:37.105+13:002012-10-18T21:03:37.105+13:00I think you are right Bruce - teachers are just to...I think you are right Bruce - teachers are just too busy complying to requirements to think about the purpose of education in these times of change and uncertainty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com