I’ve written A LOT about how to help students enhance their feelings of intrinsic motivation and help them want to change their behavior and attitudes.

Many of us would also like to make change occur in our schools, districts, and in broader policy areas. Obviously, that’s a particular interest of mine, too, after spending nineteen years as a community organizer prior to becoming a teacher.

Here’s the beginning of a list sharing my choices for The Best Posts & Articles On Building Influence & Creating Change:

I’ve got to start with today’s must-read review of Robert Caro’s new biography of LBJ, written by David Frum and appearing in Newsweek, Read This Book, Obama!

I’ve written a number of posts linking to additional resources, including:

Do You Want To “Build Influence”?

The Art And Value Of Compromise

The Best Sites To Learn About Saul Alinsky

“what does this guy really want?”

This Is A Great Passage For Learning How To Make Change

Dancing Guy: Why teachers should ignore his advice

Knowledge Isn’t Power — “Power is Power”

Additional suggestions are welcome.

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