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Post by Chris_Wendt on Apr 8, 2011 5:17:59 GMT -5
Cathie Black is HISTORY.
I think her ridiculous tenure now qualifies her to be considered "an educator". She certainly taught us a lot!
She is the business woman appointed Chancellor of NY City Schools by Mayor Bloomberg under a waiver granted by (also-RESIGNED) NYS Education Commissioner David Steiner over the objections of pretty much everyone who does not kiss Bloomberg's feet.
The entire NYC school system can now stand on the nearest street corner and grant ex-Chancellor Black a BIG WAIVEr BYE-BYE!
Bub-Bye!
Chris Wendt
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Post by lilly on Apr 8, 2011 8:50:24 GMT -5
It's too bad she was set up for failure (or not set up enough). She is a rather accomplished, effective business executive.
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Post by Chris_Wendt on Apr 8, 2011 11:55:14 GMT -5
Lilly erred by omission when she wrote:
"She is a rather accomplished, effective business executive." She is a rather accomplished, effective business publishing industry executive. Education is about, well, education. You put accomplished educators in the leadership role of school systems. You put accomplished publishing executives at the helm of publishing companies; manufacturing talent in charge of automobile assembly plants; electrical power engineers in charge of power plants, aviation experts in charge of airlines, law enforcement guru's in charge of police department and the FBI, etc. K-12 Public schools are NOT businesses. School systems and school districts are "children of the state" whose children they are responsible to educate. While it is good, even essential to have business-oriented people on the school board, the policy-making and budget setting authority of the school district, it would be unwise and probably disastrous to appoint a non-educator as Superintendent of Schools (or as Chancellor, in the case of NYC). Likewise, it has proven to have been a recipe for economic disaster to elect educators to school boards, especially here in Wantagh. SED Commissioner David Steiner should never have granted Bloomberg and Black that waiver to appoint Black as Chancellor. Chris Wendt |
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Post by lilly on Apr 8, 2011 12:41:08 GMT -5
I disagree.
Accomplished educators do not necessarily have business sense. Educating our youth is an "art" but also a business, including or especially in our public schools.
I also disagree with characterizing supers as 'CEO's' of school districts. They *should* be but often aren't based on the job qualifications that emphasize education over managerial skills training. Those business managerial skills include leadership, p&l responsibility (e.g., price/value, accountability and proof of performance), 'vision'/direction, short & long term planning, etc. Just look at the sorry financial state of public schools all over the state and nation. The economic mess just exacerbated their meltdown, brought this weakness to light.
BOE trustees are p/t, unpaid, elected *volunteers* with various backgrounds. They should not be a replacement for skill sets that supers/chancellors should have.
The ideal super/chancellor would have both. And I'm fully aware that opinion is not going to sit well with you at all so ready, aim, fire...
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Post by Chris_Wendt on Apr 8, 2011 20:26:05 GMT -5
First I have to brood and stew over your response for a good several hours. Then I will see how it sits with me, and retort, I mean, reply appropriately. Probably over the weekend. Unless what your wrote sits fine with me.
Chris Wendt
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