I'm just following the science, and a little logic. I could well be wrong,
which is one reason it would be nice to have a frank and open discussion
about this topic.
Here is my thinking, in a simple syllogism.
Pat Bassett assures us -and he should know- that heads are not in the job
for the money but because in their hearts they care deeply about education,
kids and their schools.
The research on motivation, which Dan Pink has brought to the fore, seems to
indicate unequivocally that allowing extrinsic motivation to get out of hand
is extremely dangerous and leads to terrible decision making.
Therefore head"masters", who in their hearts are educators and not CEOs,
will do what is best for education, kids, and their schools, and give back
the 25%, thus freeing their minds to make better decisions.
Here is what I think happened. Headmasters, through the business people on
their boards, became caught up in the false ideology of compensation that
has perverted much of the business world. This ideology, which almost led to
a second great depression a year ago -with all the dark and horrible
consequences a financial collapse would have precipitated for our world and
our students- is still with us. My hope is that our heads can show the
wonderful leadership of which they are capable and start to lead us away
from abyss that lies at the end of false ideologies.
Fred
On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Norman Maynard <nlm1@verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > There is an easy way to test this hypothesis. Headmasters could give
> > themselves a 25% salary cut this year (bringing them back into line with
> > recent salary increases of teachers) and we can all watch and see if we
> > have
> > a little bit more creativity from our leaders next year.
> >
> >
> Fred,
>
> I know you to be a smart guy, so - I'm assuming this is a rhetorical
> suggestion.
>
> ; )
>
> Norman Maynard
>
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Fred Bartels
Dir. of Info. Tech.
Rye Country Day School
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