Hello!
Before departing to the conference, Jo gave Shane, Marlene, and me each books to read and share. Marlene was the first one finished, and her recap of her book is below:
A Connected School by E. Perry Good, Jeff Grumley, and Shelley Roy; New View Publications 2003
Some thoughts on Action Control Theory or Perceptual Control Theory....
Who can you control? The only person you can control is yourself . We know we can’t control others (kids, other staff members, parents, and even our own families), and yet we spend an enormous amount of time and energy trying to do just that!! The idea behind ACT is to have “connected” people controlling themselves.
It’s not about yet another “program”, school reform, new learning theory, or what is right or wrong with schools. It is about creating “connected” culture to help students (and others) discover discipline within themselves, connections to to each other and to learning, and ultimately to be the people they want to be. --Marlene
Can't wait to learn more!
Go Pacers!
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ReplyDeleteI think that is right. You get more out of them when they have a relationship with you and they can connect the learning to things they already know.
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