Class One: Reflection Past Practices

One of the topics, that, I felt had an immediate wow factor, was when we discussed past practices. Often times I see and hear principals (even I have been an offender) say things like, “that is how we’ve always done it” or “its just the culture of this one building”; although, contractually it is evident that this is not an approved practice by any party (central office, union). It does harbor a need to reflect on the greater impact that building practice can have on negotiations or even just fueling solidarity among its union members prior to negotiations.