I think the ROWE experiment makes so much since. It reminds
me of Susie saying that she could be making more money working at the high school
but she chose her freedom and less pay to work at the college level. Also, I
agree with Stasia about putting this model into the classroom and production
rates and grades will most likely rise. As long as the students are getting
done what they need to get done, why does it matter if they are in school every
day from 7-3? It is why I chose to do a lot of my college classes online for
the first two years. It didn’t matter when I did the homework as long as I got
it done. I had so much more freedom. Relating this chapter to the teaching
aspect, I think that the less autonomy teachers have, the less they are going to
love the art of teaching. Teachers obviously do it because they love what they
do. Teachers don’t do it for the money. But with all of the requirements and
restrictions that are being developed, I think teachers are going to start
loving their job less. (And I’ve heard from my observation teacher that this
has happened to her.)
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