The Self-Organizing School is unique in providing a comprehensive, research-driven approach to systemic, site-based school reform—an approach that successfully melds the theoretical with the practical. Bain understands the realities and challenges from a principal's perspective and embeds his detailed study in the examples of real experience drawn from an 11-year school reform process. Cogent in its advice and a compelling read, The Self-Organizing School is a must for all school leaders committed to effecting real, transformational change in today's demanding educational context.
- Simon Gipson, principal, St. Michael's Grammar School, Melbourne, Australia,
The Self-Organizing School shows what it takes to sustain and scale technology-driven school reform. This book captures the scope and the process from theory to practice and includes essential understandings for anyone interested in large scale change in education.
- Angus S. King Jr., governor of Maine, 1995-2003,
The Self-Organizing School places technology where it belongs in school reform—at the heart of what students and teachers do in classrooms every day. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in school change and the role technology can play in making educational reform deep, meaningful and sustainable.
- Mark Weston, education strategist, Dell, Inc.,