EP 114 Culture eats strategy for breakfast with Robyn Jackson

“We have to stop forcing teachers into these cookie cutter molds of what we think a master teacher should be. You should be able to be a master teacher and stay authentic to who you are. I see a lot of teachers that are afraid to be afraid of who they are because they are worried that they don’t fit the cookie cutter idea of a master teacher and when a principal comes into the classroom, instead of being authentic they jump to try and conform to whatever the evaluation instrument says. And there’s a way to do both.” Robyn Jackson started Mindsteps, Inc, a company that helps schools transform their school culture from the top down with the ultimate goal of helping teachers realize how they can all help every student succeed. She’s authored 10 (soon to be 11!) books about this idea and her perspective has helped many schools produce master teachers. 3:00 - Administrators are the builders that create the schools where teachers and students thrive 6:30 - God doesn’t always give you the whole plan until you take the first step 9:00 - The seven principles presented in Never Work Harder Than Your Students and Other Principals of Great Teaching 20:00 - Transformation means you’re building with the teachers and the resources that you already have 23:10 - You can be a master teacher and still be yourself