This is some of the best thinking I've seen on actualy implementing education reform. The "rubber band" metaphor captures something most reformers miss, which is that tension between vision and reality isn't a problem to elimnate but a dynamic to mananage. What struck me is how NYSUT's pacing concerns, which could easily read as obstruction, might actually be the critical feedback loop that keeps these reforms from snapping under their own ambition.
Well said and thanks for saying as much. And also agree…
Tension should not be viewed as a bad thing or even a hindrance to change, but a prerequisite to ensure the outcome of any change is representative of the interests, cultures, norms, etc. of the stakeholders impacted.
By no means an easy task to get right or manage but all the more reason we need level headed, experienced, compassionate, and well informed leaders at the helm.
This is some of the best thinking I've seen on actualy implementing education reform. The "rubber band" metaphor captures something most reformers miss, which is that tension between vision and reality isn't a problem to elimnate but a dynamic to mananage. What struck me is how NYSUT's pacing concerns, which could easily read as obstruction, might actually be the critical feedback loop that keeps these reforms from snapping under their own ambition.
Well said and thanks for saying as much. And also agree…
Tension should not be viewed as a bad thing or even a hindrance to change, but a prerequisite to ensure the outcome of any change is representative of the interests, cultures, norms, etc. of the stakeholders impacted.
By no means an easy task to get right or manage but all the more reason we need level headed, experienced, compassionate, and well informed leaders at the helm.