[Ous-lp-rp13] EDAD 6020, Answer to Question #1

[Anthony Gillman]

* - Rational systems might have collectives with the idea that, “even
though this may not be right, it has to be done in order to reach the goal”
 (ugly) - The goal of passing the end of course exams where the students
are not required to actually learn and comprehend, but rather memorize and
repeat temporarily- Graduation rates are another example where students are
allowed to be 'knots on logs' until the very end and then are somehow
miraculously allowed to graduate- Students with IEPs need to have passing
grades in order for the school to get paid supplemental income and the
rational system gets this done many times by helping the student so much
that the student is not being served appropriately- Necessary and
appropriate rational systems are; payroll, food service, custodial work,
maintenance, etc.*





* - Natural systems are given more freedoms to individual thinking and
performance- Administration can allow the teachers to be more influential
(more natural) with there instruction.- This can happen with sports and
coaching as well.- Parents, students and teachers collaborate naturally
when writing IEPs.- In a math classroom, teachers should allow the students
to use any method to complete math problems while encouraging them to
understand some of the other common ways that could be used. - An open
system is self-sustainable (a true system?) that accepts the idea of
external influence- The positions (jobs) in a school are regulated by the
system itself in a roundabout way.  The people, who are mostly mandated to
do so, send their children to school, elect the school board members and
expect those members to hire a superintendent that will ensure that
positions are filled with quality people (principals, teachers, and such).
Pressures are felt by all involved to do a good job, stemming from the
parents desire for their children to be well-served. I feel that many
parents lack the understanding of this and therefore feel like it is not
possible to affect this system so they develop a negative or non-existent
attitude toward the system.- This also happens with the state and federal
legislation.  When production seems to not be working (test scores of
american students compared to other nations; unprepared workforce produced;
etc.), legislators create legislation that changes the system in order to
get more favorable results.  Unfortunately, this seems to be more of a
‘guess and check’ approach instead of creative thinking and thoughtfulness.*--

*Happiness is a proper balance of preparation and recreation.*
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