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- From: "Reese, George Clifford" <reese AT illinois.edu>
- To: Imani Bazzell <thinkandfeel AT gmail.com>
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- Subject: Re: [Ctrl-Shift] FW: [New post] Long Distance Runners Make the Best Reformers
- Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:02:25 +0000
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Hi Imani,
What I don’t like about the sports metaphors is the notion of competition as the main task. Education is one of those spots where we should be careful to think about all the people involved, and our metaphors that emphasize victory are dangerous that way. We get stuck for example in talking about being “globally competitive” as though we know what that really means, or what it implies.
But for sure, I think, education is a group (team?) activity.
George
From: Imani Bazzell [mailto:thinkandfeel AT gmail.com]
Love your Father's Day musings. I find myself using the long distance run metaphor quite a bit, not just as it relates to transforming schools, but any systems level change.
Part of the message is about doing your part; another, of course, being there are multiple parts {roles, targets}; and for some, maybe the most important part is about passing the baton {grow leadership}.
Actually, I realize I'm describing a relay race; a team effort. I still always use "long distance run" so organizers don't lose faith and to point to the need for patience and fitness for the long haul.
Have a happy!
On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Reese, George Clifford <reese AT illinois.edu> wrote: Happy Father’s Day Shifters,
Just read Larry Cuban’s blog piece on school reform as a marathon rather than a sprint. I think it’s a good metaphor. But then again, I don’t think we should try to pace ourselves with unambitious change, but rather recognize that you just can’t expect it to come too fast. Perhaps a race is not the right metaphor after all. Let me try this. Education growth (reform) is a treasure hunt, where the journey offers nuggets along the way, some small, some large, some fool’s gold. Some of the paths are trod over and, it seems, picked clean. Others, like CS/CT may be new territory, but the richness is yet unknown.
Sunday afternoon musings. Back to work.
From: Larry Cuban on School Reform
and Classroom Practice [mailto:comment-reply AT wordpress.com]
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- [Ctrl-Shift] FW: [New post] Long Distance Runners Make the Best Reformers, Reese, George Clifford, 06/21/2015
- Re: [Ctrl-Shift] FW: [New post] Long Distance Runners Make the Best Reformers, Pattsi Petrie, 06/21/2015
- Re: [Ctrl-Shift] FW: [New post] Long Distance Runners Make the Best Reformers, Imani Bazzell, 06/23/2015
- Re: [Ctrl-Shift] FW: [New post] Long Distance Runners Make the Best Reformers, Reese, George Clifford, 06/23/2015
- Re: [Ctrl-Shift] FW: [New post] Long Distance Runners Make the Best Reformers, Imani Bazzell, 06/23/2015
- Re: [Ctrl-Shift] FW: [New post] Long Distance Runners Make the Best Reformers, Smith, Kathleen Rapp, 06/23/2015
- Re: [Ctrl-Shift] FW: [New post] Long Distance Runners Make the Best Reformers, Reese, George Clifford, 06/23/2015
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