They sat around me, sprawled on crudely-carved, graffiti filled desks with small metal and wood chairs. It was nearing the last day or so of the school year and this particular group of students didn’t want to leave. It was the last period of the day, and I sat on a desk with my feet [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Education’s Hidden Messages
Posted in Ed Tech Planning, Educational Technology, Executive Coaching, Inspiration, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning, Purpose, Student Leadership, Teachers, Transformation, journeys on March 16, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Hidden messages are being delivered by our educational system to our students each and every day. The basic structure of our schools provides students with powerful lessons that don’t appear in the curriculum. These hidden lessons are unconsciously reinforced by the very nature of the system. Exactly what are they?
They are leaning that discovering [...]
Leadership “Ethos”
Posted in Ed Tech Planning, Educational Technology, Executive Coaching, Inspiration, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning, Practice, Purpose, Teachers, Transformation, journeys on March 11, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Regardless of what title you hold or role you play in your organization, there is something in you that knows that no matter what good ideas or strategies the experts generate for making education better in this country, those ideas go nowhere without leadership.
Over my career I have facilitated the development of some excellent strategic [...]
The First Months
Posted in Ed Tech Planning, Educational Technology, Inspiration, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning, Practice, Purpose, Teachers, Transformation, journeys on March 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
She wiped away a torrent of tears from her eyes with a tissue that she withdrew from a black leather handbag with large looping handles. After taking a deep breath she looked at me with deeply hurt, red-rimmed eyes, “Don’t let them do this to you, Pete!” As she was finishing her sentence she stood [...]
Misleading Data Hides NCLB Scandal
Posted in Ed Tech Planning, Educational Technology, Inspiration, K-12 Education, Leadership, Learning, NCLB, Teachers, Transformation, journeys on March 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
As I read through “Achieving State and National Literacy Goals, a Long Uphill Road” a study by the Rand Corporation, mild confusion gave way to outrage. The data cited in the report is 2003 state assessment data collected in response to NCLB’s accountability requirements. There are huge public relations incentives to schools, districts, and states [...]
Modern Times
Posted in Ed Tech Planning, Educational Technology, Internet Safety, K-12 Education, Transformation, infrastructure on March 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is from an article by Michael Schrage, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times. It was written over a decade ago; but I still find it amusing.
Tele-Communications Inc., the nation’s largest cable television company is in talks to launch a unique pilot project in conjunction with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Microsoft Corp. [...]
