Comments on: Just What Is A Good School http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/just-what-is-a-good-school/ Providing HOPE for educators since 2007 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tom Anselmhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/just-what-is-a-good-school/#comment-5906 Tom Anselm Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:50:53 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=1837#comment-5906 Thanks, Jonathan, for reading and for the comments. I agree that teaching and learning are essential. I wanted to consider other points, but could have said that a good school must have that value and success as a given. No way can it be good without that. Just as a good baseball team must have pitchers who can get that striceout with the bases loaded and hitters who can drive in runs, so a good school must see to it that kids learn. Still, lots of schools do that, but are not considered "Good" places to be. Thanks, again. Tom Thanks, Jonathan, for reading and for the comments. I agree that teaching and learning are essential. I wanted to consider other points, but could have said that a good school must have that value and success as a given. No way can it be good without that.
Just as a good baseball team must have pitchers who can get that striceout with the bases loaded and hitters who can drive in runs, so a good school must see to it that kids learn. Still, lots of schools do that, but are not considered “Good” places to be.
Thanks, again. Tom

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]]> By: Jonathanhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/just-what-is-a-good-school/#comment-5905 Jonathan Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:28:09 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=1837#comment-5905 All good points. Really. Some of them very important (I truly believe that taking care of new teachers and valuing experienced teachers is a missing pair of ingredients in way too many cases)... But it feels like something about learning, about teaching, about academics should be in there somewhere. All good points. Really. Some of them very important (I truly believe that taking care of new teachers and valuing experienced teachers is a missing pair of ingredients in way too many cases)…

But it feels like something about learning, about teaching, about academics should be in there somewhere.

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]]> By: Tom Anselmhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/just-what-is-a-good-school/#comment-5896 Tom Anselm Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:00:24 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=1837#comment-5896 Margaret, thanks so much for the complimentary comments. I love your analogy of the cabinetry. Too often, schools resemble a third graders popsicle-stick project for Mother's Day. And you're probably right in that leadership should be #1, since all else flows from that. We are facing a change in about three years. Coincidently, that is when I am shooting to make it my retirement year. Again, appreciate the reading, and good luck in your career. Tom Anselm Margaret, thanks so much for the complimentary comments. I love your analogy of the cabinetry. Too often, schools resemble a third graders popsicle-stick project for Mother’s Day. And you’re probably right in that leadership should be #1, since all else flows from that. We are facing a change in about three years. Coincidently, that is when I am shooting to make it my retirement year. Again, appreciate the reading, and good luck in your career.
Tom Anselm

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]]> By: Margarethttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/just-what-is-a-good-school/#comment-5876 Margaret Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:55:37 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/?p=1837#comment-5876 Awesome points, Tom! You said they were in no particular order, but I believe that #1 has to be the leadership one. (which you happened to list first) My school will have a new principal/teacher due to retirement & I hope to see my school resemble more of your list as a result. (hey - we made clean bathrooms last year! There IS hope!) We have the unofficial leaders already in place. The various parts of a good school fit together like dovetail joints in cabinetry - there are complementary notches (gives) to receive the dovetails (takes) in each piece being joined together. Awesome points, Tom! You said they were in no particular order, but I believe that #1 has to be the leadership one. (which you happened to list first) My school will have a new principal/teacher due to retirement & I hope to see my school resemble more of your list as a result. (hey – we made clean bathrooms last year! There IS hope!) We have the unofficial leaders already in place. The various parts of a good school fit together like dovetail joints in cabinetry – there are complementary notches (gives) to receive the dovetails (takes) in each piece being joined together.

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