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echo: educator
to: SHEILA KING
from: RON MCDERMOTT
date: 1996-06-20 08:55:00
subject: TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSR

SK>... she said, "Oh, you're the expert..." meaning she doesn't
SK>really care to learn it herself, I guess?
RM> It also means that the responsibilities are yours; she has
RM> no intention of claiming any "ownership".  When something
RM> goes wrong, or she doesn't know how to do something, she'll
RM> be coming to you; after all, YOU'RE the expert!     ;-)
SK>I know that is one way of interpreting it. Somehow, though, I didn't get
SK>the feeling she meant that. Our administrators are usually supportive.
SK>They expect a lot from us in time and work, and we get lower pay
SK>than teachers in public schools. If they went around backstabbing us as
SK>well, I don't see why anyone would want to continue working for them!
SK>P.S. of course, you _could_ be right. I'll let you know down the line.
I don't think I expressed myself clearly enough... I don't
think it's so much that she will place fault at your door,
so much as it is an attitude that she doesn't need to be
bothered to learn or be self-sufficient since you're going
to be around to "fix" everything... Like it or not, you're
now the "computer gal" for the school, and a lot of people
are simply going to lean on you rather than standing on 
their own - imo.....
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