September 2005 Number 8, Vol. 62Generational DifferencesFinding the right fit for Millenials, Gen-Xers and Boomers
by William Strauss
Significant changes are happening in classrooms, in the teacher corps, in the administration offices, in homes and in state and local governance as the older generation is giving way to its successors. The consequences of these transitions help explain much of what is going on in K-12 education today. The author, a popular speaker on the conference circuit, is co-founder of LifeCourse Associates in Great Falls, Va.
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by Neil Howe
Plenty of evidence suggests students in the Millennial Generation, compared to those preceeding them, are special, sheltered, confident, team-playing, conventional, pressured and achieving. The author, co-founder of LifeCourse Associates in Great Falls, Va., describes strategies for educators to meet the changing needs.
by John C. Geraci
The vice president of youth research at Harris Interactive explains how to adapt to the schoolhouse what business already knows about the Millennials.
by Suzette Lovely
Without looking closely at the generational DNA inside the schoolhouse, it will be difficult to maximize performance and productivity of staff. To bridge the age gap and manage the friction, employees’ needs, assumptions, hopes and fears have to be noticed and appreciated, according to the deputy superintendent for personnel in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
by Sharon L. Nichols and Thomas L. Good
Exaggerated and mostly negative perceptions of youth leave many Americans resistant to investing in youth. The co-authors of America’s Teenagers—Myths and Realities: Media Images, Schooling, and the Social Costs of Careless Indifference draw upon the notion of “small wins” to articulate a strategy for changing adults’ misconceptions.
by Kate Beem
School superintendents may be among the more unlikely members of the Army Reserve and National Guard to be sent into combat in Iraq. Their organizational know-how is a boon to the U.S. military effort, but the civil ian responsibilities they leave behind for up to 18 months aren’t totally off their minds during deployment.
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Army-Precision at Central Headquarters by Jay P. Goldman
A distinguished 22 years in the military gives William “Rob” Roberts the organizational know-how to be a success as superintendent in sprawling Nye County, Nev.
The Short, Productive Board Meeting by Donald R. McAdams
Tilting at Lake Wobegon by Michael F. Rice
What Does It Mean To Be an Educated Person? by Charles L. Slater
Waking Up to Fiscal Consciousness by Marc F. Bernstein
Show Me the Data by Lane B. Mills
Tips for a Successful Leadership Retreat by John Jay Bonstingl
Reform, Reform and More Reform by David E. Gee
Faith and Fear by Paul D. Houston
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