I sometimes have to remember to bring my own chair to my
kids’ parent teacher conferences, because the chairs in schools classroom were
not designed for someone my size. Sitting in those things for 10 minutes is
highly uncomfortable for me.
Imagine you are a teacher; you have trained your mind and
your enthusiasm is high for your vocation.
Imagine being forced to go to “new” training with someone
who is not part of your vocation, but even worse, you have to sit in those
chairs designed for children for hours, and you are being treated like a child
during this training (I have been there done that and bought the tshirt).
Sounds ridiculous? Unfortunately, it is true, and the example
I am sharing today is not new, it is available because technology now allows us
all to share some of the things that have gone on for a long time.
“The video below is not a
parody. It shows Chicago Public School teachers in a professional development
session that will make you understand why teachers are going out of their minds
and to what extent administrators have infantilized teachers.”
Here
is the video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAy3vJn4pbs
“ This
presenter was one of several consultants flown in from California and the
United Kingdom for the Chicago Public Schools’ Office of Strategic School
Support Services’ special network. This is a professional development for
teachers of Saturday ISAT [Illinois Standards Achievement
Test] preparation classes.”
“As educator Larry
Ferlazzo says on his Web
site about this video:
Yes,
you can make a lot of things look bad taken out of context, but I don’t think a
case can be made that this is appropriate for any professional development, or
classroom, context….”
Professional development is
part of any industry, if you do not stay current you do not grow in your
profession. But really…?!!
Dr
Flavius A B Akerele III
The
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