Comments on: We ARE the system http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/04/we-are-the-system.html Technology, leadership, and the future of schools Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:42:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Heather Mason http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/04/we-are-the-system.html/comment-page-1#comment-19311 Heather Mason Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:52:15 +0000 http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/04/we-are-the-system.html#comment-19311 YES!!! OK...so today I was caught complaining about how other people weren't willing to do something and I wasn't supported in something and that's why nothing would change. I guess this is the post I was meant to read today.Thanks. YES!!!

OK…so today I was caught complaining about how other people weren’t willing to do something and I wasn’t supported in something and that’s why nothing would change. I guess this is the post I was meant to read today.Thanks.

]]> By: Bill Ferriter http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/04/we-are-the-system.html/comment-page-1#comment-19310 Bill Ferriter Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:49:39 +0000 http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/04/we-are-the-system.html#comment-19310 Reminds me of the "just do it" attitude of Seth Godin in Linchpins. He's always pushing the idea that you choose to be a cog---it's not something that's forced on you. And from my perspective, the school principal has a tremendous opportunity to drive meaningful change simply because there is less direct supervision and oversight of the day to day actions of principals than there is of any other role in education. Wiggle room exists---and wiggle room gives you freedom to invent and imagine something new. That doesn't mean that there won't be consequences for decisions that just don't work, but it does mean that when you hit a home run---even if it comes through an unexpected act that your supervisor didn't directly approve---your work is likely to be celebrated. The kicker is you have to be brave enough to take the first swing. Any of this make sense? I feel like I'm babbling. Bill Reminds me of the “just do it” attitude of Seth Godin in Linchpins. He’s always pushing the idea that you choose to be a cog—it’s not something that’s forced on you.

And from my perspective, the school principal has a tremendous opportunity to drive meaningful change simply because there is less direct supervision and oversight of the day to day actions of principals than there is of any other role in education.

Wiggle room exists—and wiggle room gives you freedom to invent and imagine something new.

That doesn’t mean that there won’t be consequences for decisions that just don’t work, but it does mean that when you hit a home run—even if it comes through an unexpected act that your supervisor didn’t directly approve—your work is likely to be celebrated.

The kicker is you have to be brave enough to take the first swing.

Any of this make sense? I feel like I’m babbling.
Bill

]]> By: Kelly http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/04/we-are-the-system.html/comment-page-1#comment-19309 Kelly Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:49:09 +0000 http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/04/we-are-the-system.html#comment-19309 Scott, Great. Insightful. Bang on. As leaders, we need to be ready to lead. Despite the fact that it would be nice to be able to "share the blame", the reality is we are the ones who are wanted to be in those position. We have a different role within education than teachers and need to recognize that role, embrace it and then get on with it. And when we mess up, learn from it! Check out my latest post on this very subject! Scott,
Great. Insightful. Bang on.

As leaders, we need to be ready to lead. Despite the fact that it would be nice to be able to “share the blame”, the reality is we are the ones who are wanted to be in those position. We have a different role within education than teachers and need to recognize that role, embrace it and then get on with it. And when we mess up, learn from it!

Check out my latest post on this very subject!

]]> By: Bob Miller http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/04/we-are-the-system.html/comment-page-1#comment-19308 Bob Miller Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:55:54 +0000 http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/04/we-are-the-system.html#comment-19308 "Prepare students for what is and will be, not what was." I need to emblazon that quote on our Board room walls as well as every wall in every classroom in our district. In a world of mission statements and vision statements, that one, brief statement embodies both ideas of "why do we exist" and "what kind of organization to we want to become." “Prepare students for what is and will be, not what was.”
I need to emblazon that quote on our Board room walls as well as every wall in every classroom in our district. In a world of mission statements and vision statements, that one, brief statement embodies both ideas of “why do we exist” and “what kind of organization to we want to become.”

]]> By: B. Wendell Jones http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/04/we-are-the-system.html/comment-page-1#comment-19307 B. Wendell Jones Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:09:20 +0000 http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/04/we-are-the-system.html#comment-19307 One of my favorite quotes, "When pointing one finger - remember - three are pointing back at you!". One of my favorite quotes, “When pointing one finger – remember – three are pointing back at you!”.

]]> By: Jose http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/04/we-are-the-system.html/comment-page-1#comment-19306 Jose Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:47:36 +0000 http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/04/we-are-the-system.html#comment-19306 This was certainly a good read. We all need to remember there needs to be a balance between "blaming" and taking responsibility. While it's true that we have many factors working against us, we also have a part to play in the standards we set. This was certainly a good read. We all need to remember there needs to be a balance between “blaming” and taking responsibility. While it’s true that we have many factors working against us, we also have a part to play in the standards we set.

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