Thursday, October 11, 2012

Why are we educators having so much trouble mobilizing our voice in ways that are effective? | Dangerously Irrelevant

Why are we educators having so much trouble mobilizing our voice in ways that are effective? | Dangerously Irrelevant:


Why are we educators having so much trouble mobilizing our voice in ways that are effective?

Silence
Why are we educators having so much trouble mobilizing our voice in ways that are effective?
Are we afraid to speak up?
Are we ineffective when we do speak up?
Do we need to do a better job of marketing?
Are we not taking these educational and policy changes seriously enough yet?
Do we not have a viable and compelling counternarrative?
Are we so downtrodden that we feel that any efforts we make to speak up are pointless?
Are we simply getting outspent by those with deeper pockets?
Why can’t we tell our story in ways that resonate with others? And why are most of us unwilling to even try in the first place?

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