Would you take psychiatry advice from a trained & certified psychiatrist who has not treated patients for over 10 years?
Would you take medical advice from a trained & certified doctor who has not treated patients for over 10 years?
Would you take automobile maintenance advice from a trained & certified auto mechanic who has not fixed a car in 10 years?
Would you take educational advice from a trained & certified educator who has not working in a classroom in 10 years?
Monday, May 3, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Assessment and Accountability
When entering the emergency room there is an expectation that regardless of the doctor that takes your case you will be serviced with the same high quality of care. Either Doctor Alpha, Doctor Beta, Doctor Gamma, Doctor Delta, or Doctor Epsilon will provide you will the necessary treatment in the best of his/her ability. You have an expectation that regardless of the luck of the rotation or scheduling these doctors share the same knowledge, skills, attitudes, aspirations, and behaviors that will eventually lead you back to health.
When entering Best Buy to purchase a new high definition television there is an expectation that regardless of who approaches you first that you will be serviced by someone with expert knowledge of video format, field rates, screen resolution, pixels, and aspect ratio. There is an expectation that you will be provided be quality service that will lead you to make a purchase with any sense of buyer’s remorse.
As a parent when dropping of your daughter or son on the first day of school there is an expectation that the teacher assigned to teach have the same knowledge, skills, attitudes, aspirations, and behaviors with the other teachers at the school. As a parent it should not matter who is assigned to teach your daughter or son for you are confident that the areas of content knowledge, classroom management, assessment, technology, critical thinking, communication, and ethics are consistent with every member of the school. As a parent who believes of such equity, one will not discriminate or judge for he or she believes that teachers are professionals.
As a patient, consumer, parent, or teacher..is this your reality?
When entering Best Buy to purchase a new high definition television there is an expectation that regardless of who approaches you first that you will be serviced by someone with expert knowledge of video format, field rates, screen resolution, pixels, and aspect ratio. There is an expectation that you will be provided be quality service that will lead you to make a purchase with any sense of buyer’s remorse.
As a parent when dropping of your daughter or son on the first day of school there is an expectation that the teacher assigned to teach have the same knowledge, skills, attitudes, aspirations, and behaviors with the other teachers at the school. As a parent it should not matter who is assigned to teach your daughter or son for you are confident that the areas of content knowledge, classroom management, assessment, technology, critical thinking, communication, and ethics are consistent with every member of the school. As a parent who believes of such equity, one will not discriminate or judge for he or she believes that teachers are professionals.
As a patient, consumer, parent, or teacher..is this your reality?
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Undercover Boss
My jury is still out when it comes to reality programming. It’s the reality part that I find disturbing, just how real is 38 minutes of programming extracted from 100 hours of recorded footage? Yet I like the message of Undercover Boss, a CEO goes undercover in his/her own organization to work the front line to determine areas of success and areas that need improvement. While I manage to sit through the extended commercial and contrived drama I am moved by the thought of reducing the distance between the white collar and blue collar workers regardless if this undercover job is driven by a renewed moral compass or a marketing ploy.
The issues of accountability are often discussed yet practices rarely reach fruition of change. I wonder if the undercover process will lead to the end. Would this model work in our school systems? Should a Superintendent teach for a week? Work in the cafeteria? Drive a school bus? Okay…well maybe not a school bus.
The issues of accountability are often discussed yet practices rarely reach fruition of change. I wonder if the undercover process will lead to the end. Would this model work in our school systems? Should a Superintendent teach for a week? Work in the cafeteria? Drive a school bus? Okay…well maybe not a school bus.
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