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On Jan 10, 2010, at 4:25 AM, Fred Bartels <fredbartels@gmail.com> wrote:
> Norman,
>
> 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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