...And Solutions That Make Sense
"The Army Is not considered the most efficient of
institutions, but when it finds a deficiency in fire power it does not launch a
'Right to Shoot Program' or a 'Marksmanship Recovery Project.'
"It gets the
sergeants busy and the instructors out to the rifle range."
-Jacques Barzun
It is time to stop the paperwork,
the endless meetings and
trainings, the constantly changing curriculum and standardized
guidelines and
lesson plans, an instead to put proven teachers in the classrooms and
give them the freedom to express their unique genius -- so they can
inspire the unique genius in their students.
Our society rewards teachers so
poorly on virtually every level, that it stands to reason that most
people who choose the profession actually feel a deep sense of purpose.
This being the case, it would seem that other factors than their own will and ability to teach are inhibiting their success.
The job of Principals (so named because they were
originally the "Principal Teacher") should be to keep students and teachers
safe and to keep all outside distractions away from teachers so they can give
their full attention to the students.
~Oliver DeMille, TJEd.org
