Yaqub
thank you for your reply - I do not feel roughshod at all - as an ict
practitioner I have a strong affinity with the open source development
model - exposing work to many eyes reveals the 'bugs' (defects) - it
results in better work.
your offer of help with the research question is most welcome, i find
that lately i am being very reflective about how my values affect
future teachers and those around me. It is also about the
'collective memory' and tacit knowledge / practice embodied in my
practice.
in reply to your thoughts I would provide some further background about
what is driving my values and inquiry. These are only my initial thoughts
and serve to illuminate the complexity (and muddiness at present) of my
thinking.
In an ideal world I would carry on teaching for much longer, however
the demands placed on me by my role and those of the institution
leave me feeling that age 50 ish will be a timely point too look at a
second career. There is a considerable analysis to be done over the
effects of institutionalised oppression of rural communities and
particularly the denial of educational opportunity through policy. (My
school is in a very rural area and has suffered immensely due to political
policies. The suffering is personal, collegiate, humanitarian,
educational and institutional.)
There is also an analysis of the conflict between my values about
time for my family, my personal time and my values about my school.
In essence there is a tendency (institutionalised I would suggest) to
have a work balance, not a work - life balance.
These forces are shaping my values and causing contradiction at the
same time. This brings it back round to what are my values, how are
they (are they?) of value to current and future educators?
As you will see my thoughts are still in the early stages of
development. Your thoughts are most valuable, they help illuminate the
questions that I am trying to bring about.
regards
francis
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