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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jennifer Gonzalez (Cult of Pedagogy) wrote a great takedown article about The Leader in Me. Aside from the 50K price tag, here is some of what she wrote:
“Some see the program as culturally biased. We are implementing it in incredibly culturally diverse schools largely without regard to the fact that these concepts and this language will run contrary to the backgrounds of many of the students. A student from a tribal culture may generally be uncomfortable with the concept of ‘leading’ in the western sense of the word, and is it our job to try to make them comfortable with it?...The question of efficacy. Another objection is the lack of third-party research about the program’s effectiveness. The results of this program have never been tested and proven scientifically...Finally, some concern has surfaced that the program has religious roots. Without a doubt it is an indoctrination of our children with Stephen Covey’s Mormon faith teachings. While the habits seem innocuous by themselves, when you start studying Covey’s work you find the deep religious aspect hidden in the habits.”

Link to full article: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/problems-with-leader-in-me/[/quote]

Every single teacher that took that training knew it was bs. Everyone just talked sh*t in the breakout rooms.[/quote]

I took my 3 days of training this past week.  O...M....G.....it really felt like we were being forced to join a cult.  It was very unsettling and the fact that someone in MCPS signed off on this nonsense is even more concerning.  I really don't like some of the messages that are sent to kids.  Like in the first week's lessons in HS, [b]one video points out to students that if they are not EFFECTIVE, they are DEFECTIVE[/b].   WTF kind of message is that?  How is that building someone's social emotional wellbeing?  Unfortunately, I believe MCPS signed a three year contract with Covey.  [/quote] 
This is interesting, especially because MCPS also pushes anti-racism which says that if someone isn't effective, the system is defective. [/quote]

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