Twitter Book Club: Seymour B. Sarason (1996) Revisiting "The Culture of The School and the Problem of Change" - Chapter 8

Chapter 8: The Principal

"unless one deals with 'the system'—unless one's efforts involve changing system characteristics—it is unlikely tha... http://tl.gd/b08lqbless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"most of those individuals and groups, both within and without the school system, who clamor for system change are ... http://tl.gd/b08oufless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"one of the major criteria for choosing a principal is that they were 'good' teachers and good refers not only to t... http://tl.gd/b08rfiless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"What I am suggesting is that being a teacher for a number of years may be, in most cases, antithetical to being an... http://tl.gd/b090j3less than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"There is little in the nature of classroom teacher, there is little in the motivation of the teacher to become a p... http://tl.gd/b092hgless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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@anderscj there's a quote that rings true- but position of principal to a great degree determines culture, POV, disposition of schlless than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet Replypammoran
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"the question most difficult for educators to articulate and think through is: Who owns the schools?" Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"The principal views going into the classroom for purposes of evaluation and change as an act that will be viewed b... http://tl.gd/b1kju6less than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"the principal prefers not to visit classrooms, a preference very much shared by teachers." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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@anderscj Schmoker refers to compromises such as not visiting classrooms as ones that get negotiated informally b/t admin and tchersless than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet Replypammoran
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"telling a teacher what is wrong and insisting upon a change is a far from effective means for changing attitudes and practices." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"The power to legislate change is no guarantee that the change will occur" Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"the principal tolerates situations that by his or her values or standards are 'wrong.' Because this toleration is ... http://tl.gd/b1kmh7less than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"teacher unions gained strength as teachers generally became aware of and no longer would tolerate powerlessness." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"one's desire to change is more than matched by one's ingenuity in avoiding change" Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"anyone who teaches in the public schools for less than $15,000 per year ought to have his head examined." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"a law ought to be passed making it mandatory for each parent to teach a class by himself for a day each year." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"the classroom teacher performs one of the most difficult tasks of any professional person. It would indeed be nice... http://tl.gd/b1kpafless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"We are living at a time when everyone seems to be an expert on the schools and ignorance seems to be no barrier to... http://tl.gd/b1kq0mless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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good one MT @anderscj "We are living at a time when everyone seems to be an expert on the schools and ignorance ... http://t.co/vReQnL3less than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyDeb
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@anderscj Sarason really knew his stuff didn't he ... and his comments can be applied similarly to higher ed and other workplacesless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyDeb
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"One of the most staggering problems facing our society concerns the degree of serious maladjustment in many people." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"the principal prefers not to visit classrooms, a preference very much shared by teachers." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"For help to be meaningful and practical it must be based on what actually goes on in the classroom setting." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"It was very difficult for the principal to recognize that our relationships with teachers did not develop in the c... http://tl.gd/b1krsgless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"one cannot overlook the existence of conditions of role conflict." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"The specialist is frequently in the situation where one cannot act in accord with his or her professional knowledg... http://tl.gd/b1ktvoless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"the principal expects and wants the school to bear the stamp of his or her conception of what good education and a school are." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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