In a very refreshing article by The Washington Post, one teacher examines his own practices, and those of his colleagues, after his school is labeled “Low Achieving”. While I’m sure some will read this article and find lots to rail against, for this one teacher, at least, he is using it as an opportunity to make changes to face the current realities – not as he would like them to be, but as they are.
It’s refreshing to hear someone, anyone, take responsibility for something. His ownership of the problem does not excuse all of the other factors that happened to create the problems in his school, however, it does mean for that the one’s over which he has some control, things are likely to improve. And maybe that inspires the next person, and the next person, and before you know it – everybody’s rowing in the same direction.
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