Yet another view of the elephant!
(retrieved from Teacher Leaders Network website: www.teacherleaders.org)
Roland Barth discusses "the elephant in the room" in the March 2006 issue of Educational Leadership. He looks at the various ways educators compete with and isolate themselves from one another. Barth says relationships among educators within a school can range from being vigorously healthy to dangerously competitive. If school and teacher leaders can work together to strengthen those relationships, "you improve professional practice." Barth sorts relationships into four categories — parallel play, adversarial relationships, congenial relationships, and collegial relationships — then discusses each and gives a strategy that can help schools "to promote a culture of collegiality." Do you have elephants hiding in your school?
The entire article can be found on the Teacher Leaders Network website. Click here and then on the article titled "The Elephant in the Room".
posted by Angelina @ 7:41 PM
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HI there Ballerina,
I found this quite interesting...thanks for sharing. Do you have the original article? I liked the labelling of the different types of relationships....
parallel play,
adversarial relationships, congenial relationships, and collegial relationships.
A neat way to package together the intricate and tricky dynamics between staff members...where does the all out dislike fit in i wonder?
Hi Tania,
The entire article is on-line. I will add the link on the original post, under the elephant!
I found this article and other readings for teacher leaders on the Teacher Leaders website. I have the link on the right side of my blog.
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