Constructive Subversion

Is there “…something about political and bureaucratic life that subdues the functioning of intellect in favor of ‘working the levers’ without regard to rational expectations.”

Groupthink

“A deterioration of mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgement that results from in-group

pressures”

Janis, 1982

The bystander effect

“The best teachers are subversive”

“The key to learning from mistakes was not to stick blindly to the official chain of command but to subvert it where necessary, not to seek unanimity but to listen to dissenters.”

Positive Deviance

“Disruptive innovation frequently starts in the margins rather than the mainstream.”

Socratic Inquiry

“Help all students develop built-in, shockproof crap

detectors as basic equipment in their

survival kits.”

“If the structure does not permit dialogue

the structure must be changed.”

“Actively subvert on pedagogy, passively

submit to curriculum.”

Lee Crockett

I BLEW IT!I tried something new and innovative

and it didn’t work as well as I wanted

This coupon entitles me to be free of

criticism for my effortsI’ll continue to pursue ways

to helpmy students be successful

How do you constructively subvert in your

classroom?