Denis P. Doyle is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Susan Pimentel is an independent educational consultant in Toronto.
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Inputs
Innate Ability
Rote Learning
Autocratic
Seat Time
Student as Learner
Teacher as Lecturer
Longevity
Administrator as Master
Centralized Bureaucracy
Technology: Bells and Whistles
School Board: Micromanagement
Time: Periods, Semesters, Years
Schools: Teacher Proof
Diploma = Seat Time
Age
Superintendent = Dictator
Taxpayer
Standardization
True and False Tests
Blue Collar
Uniform Salary Schedule
Education: School’s Business
School = Building
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Outputs
Effort
Mastery
Autonomous
Accomplishment
Student as Worker
Teacher as Manager of Instruction
Competence
Administrator as Servant
Decentralized Management
Technology: Productivity Enhancer
School Trustees: Stewardship
Time: Flexible
Schools: Teacher Friendly
Diploma = Mastery
Accomplishment
Superintendent = Choreographer
Shareholder
Standards
Authentic Assessment
Professionals
Pay for Scarcity; Pay for Performance
Education: Everyone’s Business
School = Learning
