Leadership means you’re supposed to lead

Vicki Davis just blogged that an innovative teacher friend of hers has been shut down by her school district’s leadership because:

No one else is doing this in our state, so why should we?

[rebelmouse-image-imported /2011/02/18414033.jpg]Pathetic. Appalling. And sad.

Talented personnel drive innovation. Any school organization that hopes to successfully navigate these complex times needs every talented educator it can get. I hope that Vicki’s friend leaves that school system as soon as she can; the managers there (note I did not use the term ‘leaders’) deserve what they get. Unfortunately, the students and families there do NOT deserve what they now will be getting, which is a lack of exposure to the essential competencies they need to be successful in a hypercompetitive, technology-suffused, globally-connected information economy.

Leadership means you’re supposed to lead. There’s absolutely nothing about this statement that reflects the concept of leadership. Shame on those administratorsschool board members.

Update: I changed this post slightly to reflect the new information that Vicki shared below…