DARE TO BE DIFFERENT: A LEADERSHIP FABLE ABOUT TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN SCHOOLS
Book ID/图书代码： 03480518C00002
English Summary/英文概要： Will Ryan’s ’Dare to be Different: A leadership fable about transformational change in schools’ tells the fictional tale of Brian Smith a primary school head teacher who listens to what his political masters have to say, but then sets out to inspire real transformational change by doing the exact opposite and leading through his own values and beliefs.
Writer and novelist Michael Korda claims that the fastest way to succeed is to look like you are playing to someone else’s rules whilst quietly playing by your own . ’Dare to be Different’ illustrates how real transformational change can occur when a school leader does just that, as Will Ryan shares the trials and tribulations of the story s fearless protagonist, Brian Smith, as he endeavours to take back ownership of what happens in the classroom.
Exploring the significant challenges that school leaders often have to overcome in order to turn their dream into a reality, Dare to be Different lays before the reader a model of inspirational school leadership in this engaging and humorous take on life in modern schools. The story is told through the eyes and experiences of Brian as he resists top-down government directives on how his school should be run and instead strives to build a vibrant curriculum with which to hook the imaginations of today’s children. Scattered among the narrative’s twists and turns are deeper insights into the nature and purpose of schooling that are sure to rekindle school leaders passion for pupil-centred education over policy-led prescription, and which will motivate them to dare to be different in standing up for the education they believe in.
Whilst it may be a fable with fictitious characters, ’Dare to be Different’ is based on real schools: schools in which the author has worked with leaders and teachers who, by applying their deeply held educational beliefs, accelerate learning and provide exciting learning opportunities for their pupils. Will Ryan has condensed and interwoven his forty-three years worth of accumulated experience of going in and out of the UK’s best classrooms into this book, in which you will find:
At least one-hundred-and-eighteen tips that are based around exciting primary practice and which should make the hairs tingle on the neck of the most wizened school inspector.
At least forty-five significant ideas that will strengthen leadership and have the capacity to transform your school as a learning community.
At least fifty quotations that will make you think about how our most inspirational leaders create inspirational teachers who get an inspirational response from their learners.
Compelling pieces of evidence to demonstrate that primary school teachers are doing a fabulous job, despite what any politician or tabloid reporter would tell you.
Suitable reading for all school leaders at both primary and secondary levels who are looking to promote excellence and raise aspirations within their schools and wider communities
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 威尔•瑞恩的《敢于与众不同:一个关于学校变革的领导力寓言》讲述了布莱恩•史密斯的虚构故事：一位小学校长听他的政治大师所说，然后通过自己的价值和信仰着手激发真正的转型。
作家兼小说家迈克尔•科达声称，成功最快的方法是让自己看起来像是在按照别人的规则行事，同时又在悄悄地按照自己的规则行事。《敢于与众不同》讲述了一个学校领导者如何做到这一点，从而实现真正的变革。影片中，威尔•瑞恩与我们分享了故事中无所畏惧的主人公布莱恩•史密斯的磨难和考验，他努力夺回课堂上发生的一切。
《敢于与众不同》一书探讨了学校领导为了将梦想变为现实而经常克服的重大挑战，在读者面前展现了一个鼓舞人心的学校领导的典范。故事是通过布莱恩的眼睛和经历来讲述的，因为他拒绝自上而下的政府指令，他的学校应该如何运行，如何努力建立一个充满活力的课程，用它来勾起今天的孩子们的想象力。在叙述的曲折中穿插着对学校教育本质和目的的更深刻的理解，这肯定会重新点燃学校领导对以学生为中心的教育的热情，而不是以政策为导向的处方，这将激励他们敢于与众不同地支持他们所相信的教育。
虽然这可能是一个虚构人物的寓言，但《敢于与众不同》是基于真实的学校:作者在学校里与领导者和老师一起工作，通过运用他们根深蒂固的教育信念，加速学习，并为他们的学生提供令人兴奋的学习机会。威尔•瑞安将自己43年在英国最好的教室里进进出出积累的经验浓缩并交织在这本书里，你会发现:
至少有一百一十八条建议是基于令人兴奋的初级实践，这些建议应该会让最干瘪的督学感到脖子上的汗毛刺痛。
至少45个重要的想法，将加强领导和有能力改变你的学校作为一个学习社区。
至少有50句引语会让你想到我们最鼓舞人心的领导者是如何培养鼓舞人心的老师的，他们从学习者那里得到鼓舞人心的回应。
令人信服的证据表明，小学教师的工作做得很好，不管任何政治家或小报记者会告诉你什么。
适合所有小学及中学的领袖阅读，以提升学校及社区的质素和抱负。(WYL)
Awards/获奖情况：如果你想创建一所人人都认为自己能有所成就的学校，一所人人都有责任有所成就并帮助他人有所成就的学校，那么这本书很适合你。
一个引人注目的寓言，敢于不同的促进战略，激发变革的学校领导方法，高质量的识字和计算教学，户外学习，一个真正的21世纪的课程，和教学方法，这些教训将持续一生。
“敢于与众不同”是基于真实的学校和真实的孩子的真实研究，我很自豪我们的学校已经成为这个过程的一部分。——阿曼达•沃塞尔，圣比德天主教小学的校长
《敢于与众不同》这本书充满了洞察、问题、挑战、想法和故事，肯定会激发辩论、反思、欢笑和希望。
将尖刻的政治评论与专业的智慧和引人入胜的故事情节相结合，威尔•瑞恩通过理论和实践的明智结合，在坚定的信念和对现实和可能的坚定把握的背景下，构建了一个强大的模型，展示了真实教育的可能性。——伍斯特大学教育领导学荣誉教授约翰•韦斯特伯纳姆
威尔继续激励我们与众不同:遵守规则，但要让规则符合我们的需要。作为教练，他认可老师的天赋，并以最娴熟的方式从他们的内心深处挖掘出最好的想法。这些成为一种不可阻挡的力量，因为思想成为主题，主题成为学校生活的一种方式。
太长时间以来，可能是由于教育标准局和无情的领导们强加的恐惧，教师们严格地坚持在白厅想出来的计划和目标。二十一世纪的学习应该是鼓舞人心的:敢于与众不同!在某些方面很简单，但始终以孩子的参与为中心，他可以采取最无聊的话题，并通过一些调整，把它带到生活中。威尔给了你信心，使你不必拘于一个目标是否来自国家课程，而是要问:这个想法会给孩子的生活带来什么价值?课本上没有;只是用心为孩子们做计划。
这些是三代人的经验教训，孩子们将会和他们的孙辈谈论这些经验教训。这些课程不仅会影响孩子们的学习，还会影响他们的情感，他们对生活的看法，他们的未来。这些课程在英国教育标准局的手册上是没有分数的，但如果有分数的话，那它应该被称为改变人生的课程!——罗伯•巴勒克拉夫，圣约瑟天主教小学的校长
About the Author/作者介绍： 威尔•瑞安在南约克郡罗瑟勒姆的学校当了30多年的老师、校长和地方当局顾问。作为校长，他领导的学校重视学生真正的创造力，并被教育标准局称为“杰出”。他是独立思考有限公司的发言人和合伙人。Will Ryan has worked in schools in Rotherham, South Yorkshire for over thirty years as a teacher, head teacher and Local Authority Adviser. As a head teacher he led a school that prized itself on genuine pupil creativity and was described by OFSTED as ‘outstanding’. He is a speaker and associate of Independent Thinking Ltd www.independentthinking.co.uk
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