Sep 12 2009

Trust in Schools

Published by dhrhoads at 11:01 am under reflections on education and tagged: , ,




Trust in schools has been shown to directly relate to student achievement. Reflecting on trust and its relation to organizational structure is an interesting exercise. Recall that human relation research for decades has investigated performance impact when structure is modified. Follow this line of thinking and we arrive at a crucial question: do we trust our staff and students enough to give them access to the Internet? The following graphic from Scott McLeod drives the question into our face.

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2 Responses to “Trust in Schools”

  1.   # L. Zunigaon 23 Sep 2009 at 3:30 pm

    I have that same tie…ug.

  2.   # dhrhoadson 23 Sep 2009 at 3:34 pm

    Luis: I don’t have the tie, but I think the hair cut is coming my way.

    I have been encouraged by the discussion and policy creation regarding what get’s blocked and why… I think we are moving in the right direction.

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