Re: a chance to infiltrate their ranks?

[Scott Hays <shays@ccwebster.net>]

On Apr 6, 2006, at 3:21 AM, "Peter S. Campbell"  
<campbellp@mail.montclair.edu> wrote:

> Here's my favorite part of the job description:
>
> "It would be helpful, but not necessary, to have administrative or
> teaching experience in K-12 education."
>
> --begin job description--
>
> Position: Director of Learning Standards
> Salary: Unspecified
> Institution: McGraw-Hill Companies
> Location: Multiple locations
> Date posted: 4/3/2006

"not necessary" (but helpful) to have some experience with the field  
to which you will dictate programs, policies and materials (oops ...  
I guess no one has to *buy* McGraw Hill products, so perhaps the word  
"dictate" is overstated, though one could argue that the competition  
offers no better).  Having worked as a consultant with this firm in  
the past, I can attest to the degree of faith it places (or, more  
correctly, fails to place) in the advice it receives from people it  
hires to provide such advice and who have actual work experience in  
K-12 teaching.  Might as well keep the same policy in place from the  
top down.  I doubt very much if this new Director of Learning  
Standards will be able to infiltrate much of anything.

Scott Hays
shays@ccwebster.net

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