>I am convinced that unless each school accepts fully its responsibility
>for development, and acquires the habits and skills to manage its growth,
>our national vision of a vibrant country capable of holding its own
>internationally, will be doomed.
Being Canadian, I hold that I am not very aware of the fullness of the
situation in South Africa. I'd be prepared to assume some similarities:
- teachers get curriculum directives tossed down from on high regularly
- parents have a lot of assumptions running about getting their children
educated the same way they were, eventhough the industrial age is fading
and the information age is upon us
- governments have introduced fiscal policies that reduce budgets and
teacher prep time in the name of 'education improvement'
>I am attracted to the idea that schools should be assisted to become
>learning organisations, capable of self directed activity in the interest
>of the nation. I have found very little literature on schools as learning
>organisations, and I am looking for help and guidance.
I work in a consulting firm that helps organizations become learning
organizations. My wife is a Canadian public school teacher. We are
writing a paper on moving schools from teaching organizations to learning
organizations. We'd be happy to share our findings if there is interest.
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Jason Smith
jsmith@quantumsolutions.on.ca (work)
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." - Yogi Berra
--"Jason Smith" <jsmith@quantumsolutions.on.ca>
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