One of the questions I have been asked, and often ask myself, is how does a Studio Art (print making and silk screen) and Art History (Early Italian Renaissance) major wind up in Information Technology administration for a school?
I have an appreciation for the life of schools -and what they create. I am very much a part of this culture. Having worked at the Buckingham Browne and Nichols school for six years, and now at Boston University Academy for five years, I’ve learned much about the K-12 experience as an administrator and learning specialist-but nothing can replace first hand knowledge of this life long process. More importantly, nothing can replace parents who place education as the most important thing in one’s life.
More importantly, I added to this experience my time at Oberlin working at the Baldwin Co-Op. Part of OSCA. Stated below…
From OSCA’s web site:
- The principles which guide modern cooperative organizations including OSCA were formulated in 1844 by a group of textile workers in Rochdale, England who were fed up with the exploitative nature of the market during the British Industrial Revolution. They decided to pool their money and open a small retail store which operated on principles which have become the foundation of modern co-ops.
- These principles are:
- Open membership
- Democratic control
- Limited return, if any, on equity capital
- Distribution of economic savings
- Education of members
- Cooperation among cooperatives
Cooperation is a skill that comes with time and practice.