Saturday, July 9, 2011

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 Reply



"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 Reply



"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 Reply



"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 Reply



"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 Reply



@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 Reply



"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 Reply



"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 Reply



"the principal prefers not to visit classrooms, a preference very much shared by teachers." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Reply



@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 Reply



"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 Reply



"The power to legislate change is no guarantee that the change will occur" Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Reply



"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 Reply



"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 Reply



"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 Reply



"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 Reply



"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 Reply



"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 Reply



"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 Reply



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 Reply



@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 Reply



"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 Reply



"the principal prefers not to visit classrooms, a preference very much shared by teachers." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Reply



"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 Reply



"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 Reply



"one cannot overlook the existence of conditions of role conflict." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Reply



"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 Reply



"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 Reply

Twitter Book Club: Seymour B. Sarason (1996) Revisiting "The Culture of The School and the Problem of Change" - Chapter 7

Chapter 7: The Ecological Approach

"It would be illogical, foolish, and stupidly parochial to deny that there is much to be learned about the school c... http://tl.gd/ausv80less than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Reply



"Is a major consideration in determining what goes on in regular classrooms (first grade, second grade, etc.) organ... http://tl.gd/aut00mless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Reply



"The interests and curiosities of the children were seen as interferences in learning." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Reply



"problem behavior is wrongfully viewed as a characteristic of an individual rather than as an interaction of indivi... http://tl.gd/aut30lless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Reply



@garystager so this Sarason book started out rough but it is quickly getting better. He says things I say and get odd reactions for.less than a minute ago via Twitterrific Favorite Retweet Reply





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"teachers are psychologically alone even though they are in a densely populated setting." Sarasonless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Reply



"What passionate devotion to our values does is to prevent us from asking: Are these changes intended to change exi... http://tl.gd/avjcpsless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Reply