Comments on: Moving on http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/06/moving-on/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:20:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: J. http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/06/moving-on/#comment-34134 J. Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:27:56 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/06/15/moving-on/#comment-34134 One of my grave concerns about our educational system is based on the poor quality of "instructional leadership" we are provided. When I spend an afternoon talking with other mentor teachers, we discuss deep educational issues and best practice, often for hours. When I meet administrators, their first questions are about our district's athletics, which I don't follow and see as a primary distraction from academics; yeah, conversations with administrators last about two minutes. Unsurprisingly, it turns out that most of these administrators were history teachers/coaches. Is there any hope for improving our schools when we are provided with "leaders" like these? One of my grave concerns about our educational system is based on the poor quality of “instructional leadership” we are provided. When I spend an afternoon talking with other mentor teachers, we discuss deep educational issues and best practice, often for hours. When I meet administrators, their first questions are about our district’s athletics, which I don’t follow and see as a primary distraction from academics; yeah, conversations with administrators last about two minutes.

Unsurprisingly, it turns out that most of these administrators were history teachers/coaches. Is there any hope for improving our schools when we are provided with “leaders” like these?

]]> By: Abdul http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/06/moving-on/#comment-34133 Abdul Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:17:10 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/06/15/moving-on/#comment-34133 I went to graduate school for education for a while, hoping to become a history teacher on the secondary education level. I decided to go to law school after being asked "History teacher? What do you coach?" for the 100th time. I went to graduate school for education for a while, hoping to become a history teacher on the secondary education level. I decided to go to law school after being asked “History teacher? What do you coach?” for the 100th time.

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