Week 2: Nothing to be Scared of!

After viewing the interviews of the different school personnel, I found it very interesting how real-world action research really is.  It is not something that should be scary or intimidating.  I found that in most cases, discussed in the interviews and the readings, the research topics are things that effective teachers ask themselves on a daily basis.  This put the term action research into something that already is done on an everyday basis.  It is done for the betterment of student and teacher success alike. Anytime you want to better any aspect of your campus, you naturally ask yourself what have we done before, what has and hasn't worked, and what have others done?  Action Research gives this planning a framework to follow. All three of the Administrators interviewed emphasized the importance of not "re-inventing the wheel" and looking into what others have already done. Action Research ultimately is for looking into how to improve what you are doing.  Not near as scary as I thought it would be!