Stress Markers and Some Remedies

There were times when we were so focused on problem solving and getting things done that we forgot to tell the story of where we were headed.
President Obama on 5/2/11 analyzing what he could have done better in his first 2.5 years in office.

Dr. Alfred Tatum Tonight I'll interview Dr. Alfred Tatum, who most recently authored Reading for Their Life: Re(building) the Textual Lineages of African American Adolescent Males. The interview is part of a series of Conversations with Distinguished Educators through the KIPP/NLU Masters in Educational Leadership Program. Previous interviews can be heard at http://www.kipp.org/00/audio/. Transcripts of all posted interviews are available on request by writing to me: lbelans@kipp.org.

Unless we address it, all of our unfinished childhood and relationship issues will be triggered by the demands of urgent education and will spill onto our colleagues. And, we won't even know what happened.

If teachers can relate to the Kids and teach them things, and there is mutual respect – not love – mutual respect – compliance is not hard to get. Dr. Martin Haberman: Click here →Distinguished Educator Conversations -- KIPP/NLU

Star Teacher Characteristic
Dr. Martin Haberman, who has been researching Star Teachers for 50 years, says they don't join committees: they are completely focused on their students. Only about 7% of teachers are Stars, according to his definition. If you are fortunate enough to have one of them on your team, will you honor this choice? If so, how will you manage your team around this?

Do you know the difference?
Dr. Martin Haberman, who has been researching Star Teachers and Star Principals for nearly 50 years, says that many teachers don't really know developmentally appropriate behavior in their students. Do we attribute typical 12-year-old-kids-acting-out behavior, to the behavior of kids who live in a culture of poverty? Do we develop our school culture around this confusion?