Supportive leadership is more likely to keep effective teachers in the classroom than higher pay, according to a teacher survey sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation along with Scholastic. Teachers also said they valued "relevant" professional development, safe working conditions and having time to collaborate with other educators. Of the teachers who were surveyed, 59% said that establishing a national curriculum would help improve student achievement.
The Washington Post
Showing posts with label teacher. Show all posts
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Am I a teacher or a leader?
The teacher drives students; the leader coaches them.
The teacher depends upon authority; the leader on good will.
The teacher inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm.
The teacher says ‘I’; the leader says ‘we.’
The teacher assigns the task, the leader sets the pace.
The teacher fixes the blame for the learning breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown.
The teacher knows how it is done; the leader shows how.
The teacher makes work a drudgery; the leader makes it a game.
The teacher says, ‘Go’; the leader says, ‘Let’s go.'
This all comes from some unknown source about bosses and leaders, but as I read it, I saw all sorts of connections with teachers. The title to the post: Am I teacher or a leader, presents a hard question to answer. I know what I want to be, I know that I manage to be the leader at times, but I also know that at other times I am falling back on known teacher/student paradigms.
How about you?
The teacher depends upon authority; the leader on good will.
The teacher inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm.
The teacher says ‘I’; the leader says ‘we.’
The teacher assigns the task, the leader sets the pace.
The teacher fixes the blame for the learning breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown.
The teacher knows how it is done; the leader shows how.
The teacher makes work a drudgery; the leader makes it a game.
The teacher says, ‘Go’; the leader says, ‘Let’s go.'
This all comes from some unknown source about bosses and leaders, but as I read it, I saw all sorts of connections with teachers. The title to the post: Am I teacher or a leader, presents a hard question to answer. I know what I want to be, I know that I manage to be the leader at times, but I also know that at other times I am falling back on known teacher/student paradigms.
How about you?
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