Module 2: Diagnose the system

MODULE 2

Diagnose the system

Challenge 1

Lack of academic growth in lower order students and stagnation in higher and middle order students. Difficulty in giving attention to develop EVERY student in the classroom.

Version 1: Describe the challenge as you normally talk about it with a colleague/friend/community member

We are still struggling to improve the level of our lower order kids. They still struggle with basic numeracy and literacy.

Version 2: Describe the challenge as it looks from the perspective of another person involved. If you have a hard time thinking of someone, choose the person who is most resistant to your idea of progress.

Differentiated practice

More academic intervention time

Personalized teaching (Extra classes)

Building personal relations and understanding context.

Version 3: Describe the challenge in a way that shows how you yourself may be contributing to the problem. If you’re like most people, you may not show up in versions 1 or 2.

Not managing time to plan in a customized way

Not planning for relevant academic intervention and resources.

Not enough emphasis on community visits.

Challenge 2

An attrition rate of 30% at Teach For India, which could possibly be caused by:

• Lack of contextual training
• Lack of Fellow engagement and support
• Lack of communication around linking personal vision and goals to the collective vision and goals

Version 1: Describe the challenge as you normally talk about it with a colleague/friend/community member

Lack of an concerted effort to push people towards professionalism.

Fellows sometimes find it difficult to relate the movement to their personal ambitions.

Inadequate support from the management and a gap in relationship building (placing processes over fellows)

Version 2: Describe the challenge as it looks from the perspective of another person involved. If you have a hard time thinking of someone, choose the person who is most resistant to your idea of progress.

School Principal-

Unprofessionalism on part of the organization.

Trust Issues

Children at risk

Strain on existing resources.

Version 3: Describe the challenge in a way that shows how you yourself may be contributing to the problem. If you’re like most people, you may not show up in versions 1 or 2.

Consistent display of unprofessionalism on part of existing fellows.

flagging mechanism to support management with gap analysis.

Lack of ownership wrt viewing it as a collective challenge.

Challenge 3

Having a strong school team with common vision with current major challenge being team members having different priorities.

Version 1: Describe the challenge as you normally talk about it with a colleague/friend/community member

Difficulty in holding team meetings.

Communication gap between team members

Different work priorities of different team members.

lack of a shared vision as it has never been discussed.

Version 2: Describe the challenge as it looks from the perspective of another person involved. If you have a hard time thinking of someone, choose the person who is most resistant to your idea of progress.

Understanding the perspective and purpose of having a School Team.

Misalignment with personal goals.

Version 3: Describe the challenge in a way that shows how you yourself may be contributing to the problem. If you’re like most people, you may not show up in versions 1 or 2.

Moral dilemma with respect to being prescriptive and being proactive.

Trying to understand other person’s context.

Being presumptuous about what the other person wants.