Question

Describe a dysfunctional school system. What would you do to transform the dysfunctional system into a functional system?

Answer 1

Dysfunctional School system

A dysfunctional school system refers to a school where educators, teachers and management are highly qualified but unable to work as the professional for the school. This kind of unprofessional behavior can leads to a Dysfunctional school system. Not only that the study method or teaching method also can be the cause of a dysfunctional school system.Students of this kind dysfunctional school are basically absents a lot. They lose interest to visit the school.

The management of the school is highly responsible for the dysfunctional system of the school.They do not try to accomplish the actual purpose of the school. There are some other conditions which are highly responsible for a dysfunctional school.

The factors behind a Dysfunctional school system

School Climate

According to Uline, the school's climate has a great influence in a dysfunctional school. A healthy school climate helps to motivate the learners and teachers. In other hand if the school climate is not enough good or professional then teachers and students both lose interest to visit the school.(Hanushek and Woessmann,2013)

Learning Method

Sometimes a school only focuses in the Scientific studies. This can compared as mind is a vessel to fill with gained knowledge. Sometimes using scientific process during the explaination causes the monotony or boredom for the student and the learning process becomes unnatural. In this kind of learning method students lose the interest in learning from the school.

Over Competition

Sometimes school organization encourage the competition between the students and forget about actual learning of the students. The school sets a bell-Curving grade system, in which if you get a good pass mark you are brilliant, in other hand if you are not able to achive the pass grade you are loser.(Scott and Davis, 2015)

This kind of over competition is the cause of a dysfunctional school system.

Poor Management

The another major cause behind a dysfunctional school system is the poor management. If the staffs like teachers, Principles and others are not enough professional then the school's system will be damaged. In a dysfunctional school system, teachers are highly educated but not really aware about their duties in the school.(Ainscow, 2015)

After discussing all the factors i can conclude that , all these factors are responsible for a dysfunctional school. We need to change all these factors for having a functional school system.

Transfornation to Functional School

I will use some effective methods for the transformation of a Dysfunctional school.As we know the factors behind a dysfunctional system, so i think reducing these factors will help me to build a functional system.

Changing the School's Climate

At first i will try to change the school's climate. A healthy environment or climate can helps to motivate the students a lot. Changing climates like all the students will have the equal rights .Other activities like tree plantation, Environmental learning will be encouraged. This kind of activities helps to give a healthy enviornment to the students as well as to the teachers.

Effective learning Method

Nowadays, A student basically suffers for a scientific and unnatural learning. If the school helps the students to understand the real life application of this scientific learing such as Demonstration of each and every theoritical learning. This kind of learning is very much effective for the student's interest.

A helpful Management

A school need to be sincere about the management. Every staffs need to be professional and cooperative for the student's learning. I will try to create a group with professional staffs who will be always helpful for the students.I think a group of hardworking and professional people can help me to tranform the dysfunctional system into a functional system.

Rules and Regulations

Everybody needs to maintain some rules and regulations in the school. Not only the students as well as all the staffs of the school also need to maintain these norms of the school.

Equal rights for all the students can lead to a biasfree school. I will state some equal rules and regulations for all the students in the school.I think maintaining these rules will help to recover the dysfunctional system.

Participation

participation can leads to the feeling of equality and unity. I will encourage all the members to participate in a school's event. This kind of participation helps to build a strong bonding between the teachers and the students.

Conclusion

After discussing all the factors, i can conclude that Dysfunctional system in a school is a major issue to deal with but we can transform it into a functional system if we want. The described methods can be used in the transformation process of a dysfunctional system.

References

Hanushek, E.A., Link, S. and Woessmann, L., 2013. Does school autonomy make sense everywhere? Panel estimates from PISA. Journal of Development Economics, 104, pp.212-232.

Ainscow, M., 2015. Towards self-improving school systems: Lessons from a city challenge. Routledge.

Sprenkle, D.H., Olson, D. and Russell, C.S., 2014. Circumplex model: Systemic assessment and treatment of families. Routledge.

Lindsey, R.B., Roberts, L.M. and CampbellJones, F., 2013. The culturally proficient school. Corwin Press.

Elliott, S.N., Gresham, F. and Witt, J.C. eds., 2013. Handbook of behavior therapy in education. Springer Science & Business Media.

Scott, W.R. and Davis, G.F., 2015. Organizations and organizing: Rational, natural and open systems perspectives. Routledge.