critical reflection
"IS this legit?" Parent email to high school teacherAs part of my ethical undertakings for my teaching inquiry this week, one parent wrote back to my formal email asking for engagement from them via a survey. His comment was simply "Is this legit?" - The father, a security employee, was seemingly surprised that a teacher had contacted a parent to gain their permission for class activities. From my perspective, I was entirely taken aback that this parent thought it appropriate to write to a teacher in such a non-formal manner. I guess the occurrence is a rarity and perhaps unexpected. I am none-the-wiser as to whether he was saying it in a supportive or derogatory way. Stoll and Fink (cited in Stoll, 1998, p10) identified ten influencing cultural norms of school improvement. My school has the shared goal of 'improving relational learning strategies' and we meet regularly to discuss, compare and drive forward teaching inquiries. As I am fairly new, it is difficult to assess points 4 and 6 so my TAI will test these hypotheses. Factors 7,8 and 9 have been extremely evident to me. I'm guessing that the reason the 'humour' aspect is missing from our PLG is to do with the fact that we meet at 8am on cold winter's mornings. I am proud to be part of a community that is whole-heartedly comprised of 'lifelong learners' - (myself included!) - and am looking forward to the opportunity of presenting my TAI plan to the group in subsequent weeks. referencesGargiulo, S. (2014). Principal sabbatical report. Retrieved from http://www.educationalleaders.govt.nz/Leadership-development/Professional-information/Principals-sabbatical-reports/Report-archives-for-2007-2014/Secondary-award-recipients-2014/Gargiulo-Salvatore OECD. (2015). Education at a Glance 2015: OECD Indicators. OECD Publishing, Paris.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/eag-2015-en. Retrieved from http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/96... Stoll. (1998). School Culture. School Improvement Network’s Bulletin 9. Institute of Education, University of London. Retrieved from http://www.educationalleaders.govt.nz/Culture/Understanding-school-cultures/School-Culture
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Megan McDougall
6/18/2017 09:00:58 pm
Hi Annemarie,
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