Educational leaders have to have the courage to reinvent our schools for real this time. And our teachers must be teachers of children as well as teachers of their subject area.
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Educational leaders ARE ready to make changes. The politicians (and money) seems to get in the way, most often.
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"That’s OK because we’re all different, and it’s the differences among us as teachers and learners that make what we do so infinitely engaging and interesting. Each one of us is at a different place and time along our own learning path, and there is no need for anyone to slow down, or catch up. We are where we are, and that is where we all need to be." There is room for everyone. Understanding differences is the first step toward supporting, encouraging and collaborating well with peers. 
Sean Grainger's comment,
December 31, 2012 1:45 PM
Thanks for scoping this Karen. It was originally posted at http://www.seangrainger.com/. Happy New Year!
Sean Grainger's comment,
January 1, 1:18 PM
Thanks Mary... you may be interested in this book https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781610485418 Chapter 17 - Multicultural to Intercultural: Developing Interdependent Learners
Kids from every corner of the globe attend Canadian schools; simply acknowledging this multiculturalism isn't good enough anymore. This educator asserts the need to move beyond a reciprocal appreciation of our differences toward an intercultural perspective that maximizes the social, emotional and academic potential of every student. We do this by fostering and teaching intercultural competence... the ability to effectively communicate with and learn from people of other cultures. This author introduces the Hope Wheel; an action oriented learning tool designed to support the development of respect, understanding, relationships and responsibility as students become interdependent travellers on the journey toward socio-cultural and academic competence. To help prepare our children for the realities of their future, and to function more productively within the realities of the present, educators must embrace the diversity of our world and do everything they can to help kids connect with and learn from each other. – Sean Grainger, teacher and administrator at Glendale Sciences and Technology School, Alberta, Canada Delete the scoop?
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Yow. Painful to read. True? Sometimes.
Educational leaders ARE ready to make changes. The politicians (and money) seems to get in the way, most often.