What To Do If You're Riding a Dead Horse: The Top Ten List

10. Buy a stronger whip.
9. Change riders.
8. Declare, "This is the way we have always ridden this horse."
7. Appoint a team to revive the dead horse.
6. Ignore the dead horse...What dead horse?
5. Create a training session to improve your riding skills.
4. Outsource contractors to ride the dead horse.
3. Appoint a committee to study the dead horse.
2. Arrange to visit other sites to see how they ride dead horses.
1. Harness several dead horses together for increased speed.

(anonymous, found in Get Out of Your Own Way)

Comments

[Chris]

I got a copy of this at a school division inservice about 5 years ago. The context was the resurgence of old teaching practices that had been proven ineffective. Always good to recognize when you ar riding a dead horse.

[brian]

What about "dismount". I thought that was on the list somewhere.