school management is a counterpart to classroom application

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22:21 Apr 19, 2021
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Compassionate Systems Framework
English term or phrase: school management is a counterpart to classroom application
Dear colleagues, I've actually realized I probably haven’t understood the meaning of the sentence containing “counterpart to” in the following passage...I initially thought it might mean that school management could play a complementary role in classroom application, but I am changing my mind, also considering the feedback from my previous question about the same passage (about the meaning of "both")..
I can't fully understand the meaning of this sentence, though..
The passage is taken from this article:
https://jwel.mit.edu/assets/document/introduction-compassion...

Thank you very much for any hint!

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To take root in a school setting, adults and students alike need to be practicing systems thinking and reflection, especially since these skills are so under-developed among adults, and there is a tendency for adult educators to declare that they understand systems thinking even though they have little skill in doing it. For this reason, we have come to emphasize that ** school management and leadership is an essential counterpart to classroom application **, showing how many of the same tools and practices can be applied in both.
haribert
Local time: 12:09
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Explanation:
I agree that it's not very clear. It means it's important to apply systems thinking both in school management and classroom teaching.
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philgoddard
United States
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Thank you so much, Phil, for your valuable help! Many thanks also to the other colleagues!
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philgoddard
4ally / equivalent
Danilo Santana


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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ally / equivalent


Explanation:
Counterpart:

One that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value.

I think "ally" suits it well.

Danilo Santana
Brazil
Local time: 08:09
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: The asker needs an explanation of the whole thing, not just one word.
11 mins
  -> Thanks, Phil. That's right. My thinking here is to show they add up to each other.

neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: what is "they"?//how do your suggested words fit? "they add up to each other" makes no sense.
13 hrs
  -> "school management and leadership" and "classroom application"
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
[see explanation]


Explanation:
I agree that it's not very clear. It means it's important to apply systems thinking both in school management and classroom teaching.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thank you so much, Phil, for your valuable help! Many thanks also to the other colleagues!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much, Phil, for your explanation!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Forstag: Yes. Dreadful English.
13 hrs
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