“You don’t use us enough”
21/10/08 10:00
Recently, leaders from one of New Zealand’s local authorities convened a forum with educators to see if they wanted to work together to create an education strategy for their area, and if so, how might they, together, proceed with this challenge.
The mayor was supportive of the local education workforce, and wanted to show how much the Council valued the work by sharing some of the responsibility for learning in their community. He told participating education leaders “You don’t use us (the council) enough”, a statement that seemed novel to the educators.
If, in the future, more Councils take responsibility for supporting learning in their communities, what might this look like?
• How might local government support learning in your community?
• What possibilities might that open up?
• What steps can you take to help such a process along?
The mayor was supportive of the local education workforce, and wanted to show how much the Council valued the work by sharing some of the responsibility for learning in their community. He told participating education leaders “You don’t use us (the council) enough”, a statement that seemed novel to the educators.
If, in the future, more Councils take responsibility for supporting learning in their communities, what might this look like?
• How might local government support learning in your community?
• What possibilities might that open up?
• What steps can you take to help such a process along?
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