Playing the blame game is a way of releasing yourself from any fault or reponsibility of an act that occurred or will occur. As teachers, it is very easy to blame teachers of the previous years as to why your students are not prepared. It is very simple to place blame on others so, you do not have to push forward with any real effort. Is this a role of an educator?
The author suggests that we must look past the board, because we are the board. We must not look at the cards we are dealt. We must look at who is playing what particular game and what cards are they using. As an educator, we must seek out and evaluate what your new students know, so you may move forward by educating them in every aspect of techmology that will assist them in learning the subject content that you are teaching.
The blame game stops. Be the strategists in setting up the players so they play themselves on an even playing field. Like the drunk driver, I won't blame him as the author suggested, I will look to see how often does this occur to others and seek a solution to prevent it.
Further on through the readings I have discovered that to continue generating good lessons is to have a strong framework in what you are trying to accomplish.
This is defined as having a vision. A vision about what you and your organization want to become. It should resonate with all members of the organization or group and help them feel proud, excited, and part of something much bigger than themselves. This framework should stretch the organization’s capabilities and image of itself. It gives shape and direction to the organization’s future. The framework should be scribed on paper for others to be reminded. Scribed as a mission statement that has a range in length from a couple of words to several pages. This will keep our ideas and efforts within the framework where we may tend to venture off.
Furthermore, telling the "we story" is discussing what the entire Math Department has done to lighten the path for our students to walk. It discussed what the teaching staff at our high school has done to prepare our students into becoming productive members of society. It has discussed what the school district has done to affect the families and our town by stating to the business world that if you are from Reading, Pennsylvania - you are destined for greatness. "We prepared you for the future and we would be honored to continue that tradition."
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