Transforming School Culture by Anthony Muhammad

Author:Anthony Muhammad
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Solution Tree Press
Published: 2017-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Skill Levels

Like Believers, Fundamentalists display a wide range of professional skill. I observed some Fundamentalists who displayed very low levels of content knowledge and pedagogical skills and others who displayed high levels of knowledge and used very effective teaching strategies with their students.

A Fundamentalist is not an ineffective teacher by virtue of his or her political stance. But certain values Fundamentalists hold dear make it very difficult for them to promote a healthy school culture. Fundamentalists who I observed using very effective teaching strategies were effective with the students that they were entrusted to educate, but they still refused to work well with other professionals or embrace any form of change, and they had a generally negative disposition about their leaders’ motives and ability.

I contend that even the most effective Fundamentalists still pose a threat to a school’s culture and its achievement of universal success for all students. Even though they show pockets of effectiveness and proficiency, they are not poised to embrace techniques and strategies that could allow them to be even more effective. Obviously, a Fundamentalist who does not exhibit effectiveness in the classroom is an even bigger problem. An ineffective professional who rejects change presents a danger to any organization.

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