Inquiry Blog Post #3
Being a leader among teachers is no easy task. I have taken on leadership roles within my school a couple of times over the last few years (Literacy Leader and Educational Facilitator of our enriched program), and I can affirm what I have heard so many times before: leading teachers can be like trying to herd cats. Teachers have a (justifiably) wide independent streak and will always know a lot more about some things than you do. They’re often overworked and tired and looking for resources they can use in the classroom right now. They already have a lot of high priorities, so how can they spend their preciously guarded mental bandwidth on ideas that did not come from their classroom, that will often require more work from them, and that may not come with an immediate pay-off? Can they just think about it when they have more time (a time that never comes)?
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