Don, good luck with your meeting.
I suggest that what you might want is for people to be clear about what
they want, even though the targets are being handed down. That is, to put
more weight on what they want than on the "official" targets. Or in
addition to the official targets.
Another approach I use is to work with the group to insure that if they
are going to accept the targets, they are doing so by choice, not just
because they have been handed down. This requires introducing the
alternative of making a different choice.
Of course, this is an issue in all kinds of organizations, not just
schools. In one particularly hierarchical organization, when I started an
exercise in personal vision, one person asked, "Why would I think about my
vision? What would it matter what I want?" Bringing out personal
aspiration is part of org learning and is relevant everywhere.
-- Rick
On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, DLedingham wrote:
> My question is, "How do I introduce the concept of targets (which are
> completely alien to Scottish education) in a way in which teachers can
> feel in control and not react to them in a negative manner which might
> then necessitate an imposition from us, as managers?"
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