The influence of teachers chapter 5 by John Merrow

The Influence of Teachers: Reflections on Teaching and Leadership

By: John Merrow

Book Review by: James Brauer

“The Widget Effect” found that 15,000

teachers evaluated were

basically OUTSTANDING (Merrow, 2011,

p. 48).

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“81% of administrators and

58% of teachers acknowledged their schools

employed tenured teachers who

weren’t performing adequately”

(Merrow, 2011, p. 48).


“Dal Lawrence says, ‘As long as you allow the old system with the

boss or the foreman mentality,

the teachers will step back and say,

‘Well, I’m not really responsible here’” (Merrow,

2011, p. 55).Read More at... JamesBrauer.com

“The old command-and-control top down

system got us to where we are,” Del Lawrence said, “And it’s not going to get

out of it. It’s going to make the conditions just exactly like they were yesterday, and

tomorrow they’re going to get worse” (Merrow, 2011, p.

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“Test data invites oversimplification because it ignores

the fact that students bring

value (and baggage) to

school, just as good teachers add

value” (Merrow, 2011, p. 63).


“If unions are telling us that

there’s NO connection

between teaching and learning, why support teachers,

or public education for that matter” (Merrow,

2011, p. 64)?


“Teachers shouldn’t have a problem with student performance scores being part of

the evaluation equation, as long as

the results allow them to examine and improve their

own skills” (Merrow, 2011, p. 71).


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The influence of teachers chapter 5 by John Merrow