tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925764717163894053.post6751581643019513912..comments2024-01-27T04:06:04.806-08:00Comments on Lit and Tech: A Functional PLC@TheJenRobertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156539976035751361noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925764717163894053.post-8324819540779089352012-03-12T08:09:29.585-07:002012-03-12T08:09:29.585-07:00I agree, this is a great post. I was one of the pe...I agree, this is a great post. I was one of the people that tweeted out Joe's blog post, but I always try to tweet everything that I read, whether I agree with it or not.<br /><br />I did see some validity in what he was saying from my own experiences with the English department at my school. BUT, your point of misusing the PLC label is very well taken. I don't think that a top down, we vote, you follow system is a PLC. There's no community there, just directive. You might as well just let the school district script your courses at that rate.<br /><br />PLC's are inherently communicative and they are collaborative, but they are not meant to drive in directives. My PLC, outside of Twitter and blogging, is fairly small. In fact, I can only think of about 3 people that I would include in it.<br /><br />If Joe wanted to hit the nail on the head, then his post should have been about the misuse of the label, not damning groups in a broad, sweeping over generalization.<br /><br />Your PLC sounds fantastic and I would love to be a part of something so organized and helpful in my teaching.<br /><br />Thanks for the great post!Jeff Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12019502987257151589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925764717163894053.post-28323157943461013202012-03-09T21:03:19.852-08:002012-03-09T21:03:19.852-08:00Great post! Joe likes to make wild statements wit...Great post! Joe likes to make wild statements with no backing, so he can 'question' what he would have you believe is 'traditional' education. He then uses his pulpit to quote himself as an authority.<br /><br />The sad part is, some people think he is an authority; rather than wondering why his 'traditional' practices are things most of us don't do and have never done, they blindly assume that somebody must be doing them, or saint joe would never have written about them.<br /><br />I can't imagine being in a PLC with somebody who bends reality to their own benefit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925764717163894053.post-73016825659920142482012-03-09T16:02:07.974-08:002012-03-09T16:02:07.974-08:00I absolutely loved this post. Like you, I have tr...I absolutely loved this post. Like you, I have tremendous respect for Joe but was concerned with painting the PLC structure with a fairly broad and negative brush. Richard DuFour has written about the danger of Professional Learning Communities becoming a concept to cover a wide variety of staff team configurations, effectively muddying the water and allowing professionals to dismiss it entirely when those altered versions do not translate into success for teachers (and ultimately students). I think we need to ensure that PLC's remain true to the definition and conceptualization you present in this post. I would perhaps go as far as to say that much of the negative perspectives related to the PLC concept are reacting to structures that are not actually PLCs (even if labelled as such by the school or leadership). Thank you so much sharing your positive experiences related to PLCs and providing another perspective to a structure that can effectively promote strong professional collaboration and enhanced instruction for students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com