I know i did a week two blog but I must not have saved it??? Well, this week has been insightful. I see, so often, everyday, teachers, parents, and students, who only think about themselves. The problem with this mode of thinking is that we are all a school and the school runs as a system. It does not matter how perfect or new a part of the system is unless it is working with and communicating with the rest of the system.
This is becoming apparent this time of year especially because all I hear about is scheduling. This teacher wants this and that teacher wants that. Well, did any of these teachers sit back and think that their demands may not be what is best for the school as a whole... NO! The selfishness is mind boggling. If each teacher would think about the "system" meaning not only students but other teachers as well, things might just start to run more smoothly.
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WOW, well said. This time of year is when I see the best and worst of people. I like what you said about seeing the entire system. Looking at the district or school in a big picture kind of way might change some peoples way of thinking. Then again, maybe it won't. I sit back and wonder how districts and schools became this way. Is it just human nature to become this selfish? Or is it the inherent make up of the educational system. I am boggled at how some teachers can be so selfish, petty, and childish and in the same note these teachers are teaching our kids not to be (hopefully) selfish. I do know everyone has to be reminded constantly that we are not here for us but for the kids. I know everyone gets tired of hearing that, but we wouldn't have a job etc... if it wasn't for the kids.
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