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On Jan 11, 2010, at 3:33 PM, Sarah Hanawald <shanawald@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is he the same man as the Willard Daggett described
> here<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gerald-bracey/educations-baron-von-munc_b_101667.html
> >?
> If so, Gary Stager should be chiming in soon. . .
> Sarah Hanawald
> Greensboro Day School
>
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Ann Hamel <ann.hamel@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Good Colleagues,
>> Is anyone familiar with Dr. Bill Daggett? I have searched the
>> archives for
>> mention of this gentleman from the International Center for
>> Leadership and
>> have come up empty handed. I heard him speak to a group of public
>> school
>> administrators and their school committees last week about how
>> schools need
>> to change for the future and how we are not even coming close,
>> despite all
>> our talk about 21st Century Learning Skills, to facing the reality
>> of real
>> and immediate change. He gave a charismatic presentation and I was
>> impressed
>> that at least one of the schools in attendance was there to kick of
>> some
>> strategic planning. I am prompted to ask if anyone out there is more
>> familiar with him or the work of his center. He gives a compelling
>> argument
>> for immediate and dramatic change in schools to change from making
>> decisions
>> that are often adult-centered to making sure that everything we do is
>> student-centered. He peppered his remarks with comments about how
>> it can
>> takes schools weeks or months to talk about if we should change the
>> bells
>> in
>> school, but avoiding even the notion that we are not preparing our
>> students
>> for the 21st century by having them in the structure and mindset of
>> 20th
>> century schools. I am curious to hear from others who have heard or
>> worked
>> with these folks. For me, some of his ideas were ringing very true.
>> Thanks,
>> Ann Hamel
>>
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