I have a good boss: he leaves me alone
Issued Date
2006
Resource Type
Language
eng
Rights
Mahidol University
Bibliographic Citation
Green, J. (2006 January 19-21). "I have a good boss : he leaves me alone." Thailand TESOL, Chiang Mai.
Suggested Citation
Green, Jonathan. I have a good boss: he leaves me alone. Green, J. (2006 January 19-21). "I have a good boss : he leaves me alone." Thailand TESOL, Chiang Mai.. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/32870
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I have a good boss: he leaves me alone
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Abstract
As the ESL field has become increasingly concerned with professional
development, managers in many of Thailand’s language institutes and
schools have adopted mentorship and observation schemes to achieve this
end. Teachers, however, often resent these “intrusions” into their
classrooms, often seeing them as pointless or threatening. Are such
schemes really suitable to all ESL settings? This presentation considers
the question from the perspective of leadership theories that take into
account the “maturity” of the teachers involved, and argues that a “onebest-
way” approach to professional development may actually be
counterproductive. At times it may well be best to “leave teachers alone”.