One of the great divides in education systems is that during the work week administrators are making decisions and choosing for educators while educators are busy with time-on-task with students. Then on the weekends when educators have some uninterrupted time to think, administrators are often not available. This divide disrupts streamlined, focused, and state-of-the-art teaching/learning efforts.
The way to change this is to re-look at how time is spent during the work week and to reconsider roles with regard to the percentage of time spent with time-on-task efforts with students, time for inclusive/collaborative problem solving, focused research, and planning and prep. Multiple reports related to success in education point to the need for educators to have greater time to lead their efforts and profession in collaborative ways. Flattening the hierarchy and spreading out the responsibility and ability for educators to teach and lead has been shown to elevate school systems and what we can do with and for students.
When administration and educators are separated by time, roles, and responsibilities, that divide dilutes what's possible with students, however, when systems modernize with more flattened hierarchies and greater leadership with autonomy, mastery, and purpose for all stakeholders, we see a gain in meeting the amazing potential that exists in education.
