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Possibilities of the Impossible
Obstacles of Educational Reform, Nets, Trenches, Sinkholes and Cisterns
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eBook - PDF
Possibilities of the Impossible
Obstacles of Educational Reform, Nets, Trenches, Sinkholes and Cisterns
About this book
Using metaphors of nets, trenches, sink holes and cisterns, this book shows instances of the obstacles that hinder academic success for our children. The purpose of this book is to bring an awareness of what is broken in our educational system by looking at leadership and reform efforts in the midst of relationships, sustainability of reform efforts in economic unpredictability, the impact on the future workforce, and what is needed to overcome obstacles. A second purpose is to engage educators, in particular leadership, in thought provoking conversations around building the trusting relationships amongst stakeholders that is necessary for effective, transformative and successful school districts.
The book introduces three case studies of three school districts that, in the form of short vignettes, share stories of how relationships can impact the climate and culture of a district. This book will contribute significantly to the establishment of trusting relationships that empower educational leaders to work through reform efforts for the good of their communities and help future leaders persevere and not fall into despair in their leadership journey, but instead learn along the way.
The book introduces three case studies of three school districts that, in the form of short vignettes, share stories of how relationships can impact the climate and culture of a district. This book will contribute significantly to the establishment of trusting relationships that empower educational leaders to work through reform efforts for the good of their communities and help future leaders persevere and not fall into despair in their leadership journey, but instead learn along the way.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Leading Unwanted Change When Change Is Needed!
- Part I: The Setting
- Chapter 2: A Story of Three School Districts: The Setting
- Part II: Nets
- Chapter 3: Nets That Capture
- Chapter 4: Nets That Hold
- Part III: Trenches
- Chapter 5: The Trenches: Leadership and Reform Efforts
- Chapter 6: The Trenches: More Important Relationships
- Part IV: Sinkholes
- Chapter 7: Sinkholes: Sustaining Reform Efforts during Political Tension
- Chapter 8: Economic Unpredictability and Funding
- Chapter 9: The Ever-Changing Pedagogical Approach
- Chapter 10: Accountability
- Part V: Cisterns
- Chapter 11: Cisterns: Empty Wells That Are Not Being Replenished!
- Chapter 12: Workforce and Talent Development
- Part VI: Breaking and Filling
- Chapter 13: Breaking the Nets, Filling the Trenches, Sinkholes, and Cisterns
- Chapter 14: Overcoming the Hierarchy of Power
- Chapter 15: Denouement: Overcoming Obstacles and the Possibilities That Prevail
- Chapter 16: What Do We Say?
- Chapter 17: District 1āInterweaving Coalitions and Strengthening the Mesh
- Chapter 18: District 2āEmbattlement of the Casted Net
- Chapter 19: District 3āBuilding the Framework for a Strong Foundation
- Chapter 20: Possibilities
- Bibliography
- About the Author