Chapter Nine:
The Disconnect Between Administrators and Classroom Learning
The Disconnect Between Administrators and Classroom Learning
"Why does it take outsiders to point out how students regard their students and learning? Is it unreasonable to exp...
"Can a teacher create and sustain a context of productive learning if those conditions do not exist for his or her ...
"In an era when the pressures to improve test scores are enormous and failure to do so comes with penalties, teache...
"Grades, test scores, and diplomas are blatantly incomplete as litmus tests of the overarching purpose of schooling." Sarason
"Would anyone argue that the quality and outcomes of classroom learning should be top priority? I have yet to meet ...
"Generally speaking, teachers regard administrators as conveyors of policies and directives, the choice of curricul...
"From an administrator's standpoint a school system and its tentacles to the outside world can devour you." Sarason
"having power and authority does not equate with being influential in getting teachers to go along with new ideas." Sarason
"Administrators do not talk about learning and what is meant by it. More correctly, they regard scores on mandated ...
"'How can he be an educational leader when he comes to my classroom no more than twice a year specifically to obser...
"One thing that is for sure: the goal of improving test scores is as elusive as eliminating wars. Another thing tha...
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