Subject: Barriers to Change

Posted by Rich on 10/8/2008

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My son-in-law is a middle school science teacher working in a special program for the top 1% (TAG) for an urban school district. He’s working on his Ed.D.

In talking to him about barriers to implementing system dynamics (he’s familiar with systems tools) he quoted an ASCD reference that “Teacher leaders need support to overcome stubborn barriers created by the norms of school culture—autonomy, egalitarianism, and deference to seniority”