The Art And Value Of Compromise
Community organizers — and I was one for nineteen years — constantly emphasize the art and value of compromise. The focus of organizing is to get to the negotiating table and come away with a deal that’s “half a loaf, not half a baby.”
This perspective has served me well in the classroom, and it has informed my judgment on education policy. I’ve previously written about this topic in three posts/articles:
The importance of being unprincipled
The Art & Importance Of Compromise
Five Quotes That All Of Us (Including Self-Righteous School Reformers) Should Keep In Mind
I think working out classroom issues with students through compromise can help them learn an extremely