Michael Fullan on Traitors

I’ve begun digging into my reading of Fullan for my next paper, which will also be a part of my dissertation literature review. I’m underlining like mad, and much of it will go into my outliner later, but this quote is going directly on the blog:

Today, the teacher who works for or allows the status quo is the traitor.

I think this needs to be tempered with compassion and sympathy for all teachers, but I also believe this is doubly true now, thirteen years after Fullan wrote it.

Fullan, M. (1993). Change Forces: Probing the Depths of Educational Reform. New York: The Falmer Press.

2 Responses to “Michael Fullan on Traitors”

  1. walter Says:

    My Small Learning COmmunity at the Queens High School of Teaching just read “Whats worth Fighting for in Our Schools”by Hargreaves and Fullan, I would ove for you to join our online conversation.

    http://www.monticohort1.blogspot.com