In today's school systems, educational clichés are ending essential dialogue when they should begin and maintain it. Messages like "That's why you make the big bucks" or "It is what it is" hinder our capacity to construct critical connections with each other. The focus of Clichés, Conversations and Culture: Cultivating Relations Between Teachers and Administrators is to unveil these clichés and explore alternatives that will foster connectedness.
In today's school systems, educational clichés are ending essential dialogue when they should begin and maintain it. Messages like "That's why you make the big bucks" or "It is what it is" hinder our capacity to construct critical connections with each other. The focus of Clichés, Conversations and Culture: Cultivating Relations Between Teachers and Administrators is to unveil these clichés and explore alternatives that will foster connectedness.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Dr. Anthony P. Barber is the Director of Teaching and Learning in the Springfield School District. He is also an adjunct professor at various universities instructing in graduate and undergraduate education and leadership courses. Dr. Barber is also the author of The Hidden Principalship: A Practical Handbook For New And Experienced Principals, a Rowman and Littlefield publication dealing with assisting administrators in handling school issues. Dr. Barber has also published, The Hidden Teacher: Not Only Surviving the System, But Thriving in It. This text is also publish under R & L and is a sequel to The Hidden Principalship by providing teachers with practical advice for sustaining positive careers. Furthermore, he is also a co-author to Common Threads: Investigating and Solving School Discipline, another R & L publication focusing on school discipline.
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Disclaimer Foreword Preface Introduction Setting the Stage PART I: What Teachers Say About Administrators Chapter 1 - Joining the Dark Side Chapter 2 - That's Why You Make the Big Bucks Chapter 3 - They're Incompetent Chapter 4: They've Forgotten Where They Are From - One More Thing Chapter 5: What Do They Do Up There All Day Chapter 6: Let's Make A Deal - The PrinciPAL Chapter 7: She Has Her Favorites Chapter 8: This Too Shall Pass PART: II What Administrators Say About Teachers Chapter 9: It's Good for Kids Chapter 10: She Beats the Kids to the Buses Chapter 11: Getting the Buy In - Drinking the Cool Aide Chapter 12: You Work For a District, Not a School Chapter 13: She Has No Walls Chapter 14: The Buck Stops Here - No Surprises PART: III: Clichés We All Use Chapter 15: Thrown Under the Bus Chapter 16: I Do It for the Kids Chapter 17: It Is What It Is Chapter 18: All I Do For This Place Chapter 19: The Dance of the Lemons PART: IV: Practical Approaches Chapter 20: Culture Builders For Teachers ·Be Where You Are Supposed to Be When You Are Supposed to Be ·Find the Facts; Limit the Whisper ·Propose Possible Solutions ·When You Are Sick, Call Early ·Remember Your Primary Function For Administrators ·Know the Staff ·Build the Dimmer Switch ·Be a Straight Shooter ·Limit the Jokes ·Be Visible Chapter 21: Culture Busters For Teachers ·Promoting Conspiracy ·Public Ridicule ·Grading Papers During Meetings ·Say You Can When You Cannot ·Not Seeing the Gray For Administrators ·Making Promises to Appease Conflict ·Giving a General Warning ·Ducking the Difficult Conversations ·Going to Committee When the Decision is Already Made ·Instituting the After-Conference Initiative Chapter 22: Case Studies PART: V: Questions from the Field Chapter 23: From Teachers ·The Transfer ·Inappropriate Remarks ·No Emotion ·Leadership ·Taxing the Busy ·Feedback ·Delayed Schedule ·Expectations in Meetings Chapter 24: From Administrators ·Union Dilemma ·Social Events ·My Family Needs ·Give Me Five ·My Boss is a Micro-Manager ·Live in District ·Previous Principal is in Central Now ·Teacher Now Principal PART VI: Looking Forward Chapter 25: The Burden of Hope PART: VII: SUMMATION Bibliography
Disclaimer Foreword Preface Introduction Setting the Stage PART I: What Teachers Say About Administrators Chapter 1 - Joining the Dark Side Chapter 2 - That's Why You Make the Big Bucks Chapter 3 - They're Incompetent Chapter 4: They've Forgotten Where They Are From - One More Thing Chapter 5: What Do They Do Up There All Day Chapter 6: Let's Make A Deal - The PrinciPAL Chapter 7: She Has Her Favorites Chapter 8: This Too Shall Pass PART: II What Administrators Say About Teachers Chapter 9: It's Good for Kids Chapter 10: She Beats the Kids to the Buses Chapter 11: Getting the Buy In - Drinking the Cool Aide Chapter 12: You Work For a District, Not a School Chapter 13: She Has No Walls Chapter 14: The Buck Stops Here - No Surprises PART: III: Clichés We All Use Chapter 15: Thrown Under the Bus Chapter 16: I Do It for the Kids Chapter 17: It Is What It Is Chapter 18: All I Do For This Place Chapter 19: The Dance of the Lemons PART: IV: Practical Approaches Chapter 20: Culture Builders For Teachers ·Be Where You Are Supposed to Be When You Are Supposed to Be ·Find the Facts; Limit the Whisper ·Propose Possible Solutions ·When You Are Sick, Call Early ·Remember Your Primary Function For Administrators ·Know the Staff ·Build the Dimmer Switch ·Be a Straight Shooter ·Limit the Jokes ·Be Visible Chapter 21: Culture Busters For Teachers ·Promoting Conspiracy ·Public Ridicule ·Grading Papers During Meetings ·Say You Can When You Cannot ·Not Seeing the Gray For Administrators ·Making Promises to Appease Conflict ·Giving a General Warning ·Ducking the Difficult Conversations ·Going to Committee When the Decision is Already Made ·Instituting the After-Conference Initiative Chapter 22: Case Studies PART: V: Questions from the Field Chapter 23: From Teachers ·The Transfer ·Inappropriate Remarks ·No Emotion ·Leadership ·Taxing the Busy ·Feedback ·Delayed Schedule ·Expectations in Meetings Chapter 24: From Administrators ·Union Dilemma ·Social Events ·My Family Needs ·Give Me Five ·My Boss is a Micro-Manager ·Live in District ·Previous Principal is in Central Now ·Teacher Now Principal PART VI: Looking Forward Chapter 25: The Burden of Hope PART: VII: SUMMATION Bibliography
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