The following are a few key phrases or ideas from chapter one.
1) This book deals not only with the What and How questions but also the Why and Who. What should I do, and how should I do it? These questions will be discussed but this book covers the often overlooked questions of Why am I doing this, and who do I need to be to succeed?(p.4)
2) "This book grapples--most notable chapter two-- with the thorny issue of intro-spection to assure external results. Make no mistake about it: Failure is Not an Option begins with you!(p.5)
3)The overall structure of the book is an important part of ch. 1 (pp. 5 and 6)because it helps us as the reader to know how each chapter fits for the overall purpose of the book.
4) On page 9 I thought the statement about "soft stuff" is true and is often overlooked. "Trouble arises because the "soft stuff" is really hard stuff, and no one can really "engineer it". (The soft stuff that he is referring to is dealing with change)
5) "The reason we have so many gurus is that we can't spell charlatan." Peter Drucker Even though he makes this statement (and there is truth to the statement) there are some best practices that we can adhere that he will explain in later chapters.
Please post your ideas and/or thoughts regarding ch. 1 or comment what I posted.
2 comments:
Re: comment #4, Lincoln staff should be really good at dealing with change by now.
On p.9 Dennis Sparks states "Only a small portion of what is known about quality staff development is regularly used in schools. . .in spite of the investment of billions of dollars and a great deal of effort." A little further on it is stated that 70% of "change consultants" fail across the board. That's a pretty poor track record.
Nancee
In light of this statement it underscores the importance of the high yield strategies such as co-plan/co-teach. thank you for your comments Brian
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