Both of my life and office, I have labour’d,
And with no little study, that my teaching
And the strong course of my authority
Might go one way, and safely; and the end
Was ever, to do well. . ." (The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth, V.iii.40-45)
Granted, poor Cranmer was begging for his life here, nevertheless I think the point is fitting. Last night I began to see how our advocacy wiki is linked to our separate leadership course. First of all, it seems that Tracey has found all the relevant data we could possibly need for our advocacy campaign in our course text, Teacher Leadership That Strengthens Professional Practice. by Charlotte Danielson. Like how pages 108-109 discuss the importance of getting parents to support student learning. I mean, why would someone even start an advocacy campaign, unless he wanted to evoke some kind of change or improvement? And isn't that what leaders do? Nonetheless, I don't think advocacy is synonymous with leadership. Rather, advocacy is more of a subset of leadership--sort of like how all psychiatrists are psychologists but not all psychologists are psychiatrists sort of thing. Whatever. It's late.
Am I truly blogging yet, Mr. Richardson?
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Joe, I agree with you that advocacy is a subset of leadership. Actually, if you think about it, perhaps advocacy is a responsiblity of leadership. As teacher leaders we advocate for things that we believe will help our students and our schools. Advocacy can be an outlet for us to show our passion for what we do.
WOW...what connections you make between leadership and advocacy. I think all leaders must advocates...but I am not sure all advocates are leaders. Have you ever listened to the causes discussed in the teacher's lounge. Do you always agree with the changes suggested? Do you listen to some of your peers more than others?
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