Michelle Rhee – Erikson’s Generativity versus stagnation
Michelle Rhee is a phenomenal educator and a reformer who dared the odds to bring about unprecedented improvement in the education system of the public schools district in Washington D.C. Erikson’s generativity versus stagnation stage describes the characteristics of middle-age adults between the age of forties through sixties. When a middle-age adult makes a significant contribution to the development of the society by training and mentoring children and younger people (Boyd, 2015, p. 400). Michelle exemplified Erikson’s generativity in contrast to stagnation which is an attitude of disconnect from the community in which a person lives. Michelle Rhee in The Education of Michelle Rhee …show more content…
public schools in 2007 by Mayor Adrian Fenty. The appointment of Michelle Rhee beat the expectation of many who expected a veteran to be appointed to that position, but little did they realize that Michelle was going to make unprecedented impact on the D.C. public schools. Upon assumption of office, she was set for an overhauling of the school system. It was no longer business as usual; principals and teachers were tasked to help students in improving their performance. She decried the lack of good quality control in the schools management system and that motivate her to establish a robust accountability system first in the central office and subsequently everywhere in the school district. The accountability system turned out be a revolutionary move that set the stage for the improvement of D.C. …show more content…
She named the new system Impact, and it required the principal and two outside master educators observe teachers. Teachers with high ratings were rewarded and the ones with low ratings were fired. She was radical in her approach, as many people believed that she was out to get teachers. By and large, within a two-year period, Rhee’s reformation started paying off especially for average students. 90% of average performing students at the 13th percentile started scoring 90th percentile and above. Rhee’s philosophy is that everyone who works for her should feel comfortable and know that at the end of the day results will be evaluated. If they are found wanting, the implication is that they are not producing significant gains for the children, then there is a high tendency that would not be in that position in the long
Michelle Rhee is a phenomenal educator and a reformer who dared the odds to bring about unprecedented improvement in the education system of the public schools district in Washington D.C. Erikson’s generativity versus stagnation stage describes the characteristics of middle-age adults between the age of forties through sixties. When a middle-age adult makes a significant contribution to the development of the society by training and mentoring children and younger people (Boyd, 2015, p. 400). Michelle exemplified Erikson’s generativity in contrast to stagnation which is an attitude of disconnect from the community in which a person lives. Michelle Rhee in The Education of Michelle Rhee …show more content…
public schools in 2007 by Mayor Adrian Fenty. The appointment of Michelle Rhee beat the expectation of many who expected a veteran to be appointed to that position, but little did they realize that Michelle was going to make unprecedented impact on the D.C. public schools. Upon assumption of office, she was set for an overhauling of the school system. It was no longer business as usual; principals and teachers were tasked to help students in improving their performance. She decried the lack of good quality control in the schools management system and that motivate her to establish a robust accountability system first in the central office and subsequently everywhere in the school district. The accountability system turned out be a revolutionary move that set the stage for the improvement of D.C. …show more content…
She named the new system Impact, and it required the principal and two outside master educators observe teachers. Teachers with high ratings were rewarded and the ones with low ratings were fired. She was radical in her approach, as many people believed that she was out to get teachers. By and large, within a two-year period, Rhee’s reformation started paying off especially for average students. 90% of average performing students at the 13th percentile started scoring 90th percentile and above. Rhee’s philosophy is that everyone who works for her should feel comfortable and know that at the end of the day results will be evaluated. If they are found wanting, the implication is that they are not producing significant gains for the children, then there is a high tendency that would not be in that position in the long