The Building Blocks of World Class Education

Pada 28 Ogos 2009 yang lalu satu ceramah oleh Sir Michael Barber bertajuk The Building Block of World Class Education telah disampaikan kepada pegawai-pegawai Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia di Dewan Serbaguna KPM, Blok E12, Putrajaya.

Sir Michael Barber pernah menjadi Chief Adviser on Delivery kepada mantan perdana menteri Britain, Tony Blair, sebelum menyertai McKinsey Group. Ceramah yang beliau sampaikan adalah berdasarkan McKinsey Report dan isi penting ceramah tersebut seperti yang tertera di atas. Laporan penuh McKinsey Report boleh dimuat turun daripada Resources page laman web ini.

Why change is so difficult for teachers

Four elegant perspectives why change is so difficult for teachers.

1. The technical perspective: If the teacher isn’t able to do it, it can’t be done;
2. The cultural perspective: If the teacher doesn’t know how to do it or doesn’t ultimately feel confident doing it, it can’t be done;
3. The political perspective: If the teacher won’t do it, it can’t be done; and,
4. The postmodern perspective: If the teacher has too much to do, it won’t be done well.