Thinking in the Future Tense.The demand for change in our culture makes it essential that educational leaders both master and apply the skills Jennifer James Jennifer (Jenny) James, (born Jennifer Claire Reynolds) is an English actress born in 1978 in Wigan, Greater Manchester. Early life Her father left in 1980, when she was two years old, leaving her mother Shirley to bring up their child alone. describes in Thinking in the Future Tense future tense n. A verb tense expressing future time. Noun 1. future tense - a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future future . Some educational leaders resist change while others embrace it too quickly. James James, person in the Bible James, in the Gospel of St. Luke, kinsman of St. Jude. The original does not specify the relationship. James, rivers, United States James. asks us: "Are we to deny it, resist it, or accept the fact that we, too, must change?" If we expect all children to learn, then our capacity is enhanced when we expect the same for ourselves, those with whom we work, and those we lead. Thinking in the Future Tense outlines the provocative issues and questions every leader confronts. Leaders must start with building personal skills (like perspective, pattern recognition, and flexibility) as the foundation for working within the institutional setting. Communicating vision and global values takes energy, intelligence, and cultural knowledge. Each of these eight skills is discussed with a set of challenging ideas and a framework for helping apply the skills to the reader's situation. (Thinking in the Future Tense, Jennifer James, Simon and Schuster, Rockefeller Center Rockefeller Center, complex of buildings in central Manhattan, New York City, between 48th and 51st streets and Fifth Ave. and the Ave. of the Americas (Sixth Ave.). The project was sponsored by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. , 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , N.Y. 10020, 1996, 254 pp. with index, $24 hardcover) |
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