Monday, July 6, 2009
The afternoon activity.
I enjoyed the afternoon activity today. What better way to make sure that we know our stuff than to present it to those who make the big decisions in our district? After all, if we expect to affect change, we will likely have to make this very sales pitch at some point in the future. Today's activity was a nice dry run and a solid pre-writing activity.
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You're right, Brett. It's all fine to discuss change, but actually trying to enact it is another story. A sales pitch is a good way to put it...our proposal would be competing against companies that professionally publish writing manuals and textbooks.
ReplyDeleteBrett, you're right. I believe we can constructively share ideas with our administrations. We must build bridges. We must acknowledge what is right in our schools--even if we have to look very closely for it.
ReplyDeleteAt times I have been heard and even had ideas implemented. At other times, I've taken some direct hits.
We are valuable assets to our districts.
Well, I agree with you all. Presenting an argument or proposal in a way our administrators will understand and open up to is necessary.
ReplyDeleteWrite/Read to Learn has scads of things going for it; I didn't hear anyone mention how inexpensive it would be to incorporate it in a district! With the money crunches we all face, this might mean a perfect song in the administrators' ears.