Are you all using FULLAN

How much is everyone using Fullan in their CAP. I feel as if I'm throwing him in there just to throw him in there. I am definately reading things I can learn and tie together but I dont know if quoting him or referring to him too often is just trying to prove to the professor that I'm actually reading. I'm also getting nervous that my CAP isn't about curriculum soley but about things I'd like to see changed in our school. After talking to some classmates I'm on track but I have nightmares about screwing this up.

Teacher support with discipline

Can someone reply as to how their discipline is handled in their school. For some reason, sending a student to the office is entirely frowned upon in our school. The attitude is "what, you can't handle that yourself?" or "well, why don't you call the parent it'll be good PR" It gets frustrating when they older kids in the school have figured out the system and aren't affraid of anything. Maybe that's why there's already been food fights...isn't that saved for the last week of school?? Teachers should never feel that the kids are getting out of control, especially at the end of FIRST MARKING PERIOD!

Part II Engage and Critique

Today, I find myself "lingering" in the complexity of my statement of need. That's what the syllabus has told me to do but I'm struggling to find 5 pages to write as I linger. I'm going to go ahead and delve into some ideas of how to go about acheiving my goal. I've been able to look at my problem from many viewpoints. I hope I'm writing this correctly. I was able to give clear details, almost a step by step of a day in the life of my statement of need...now i just need to expand it to make a bridge into party III, vision and planning.