<div dir="ltr"> Rational systems are defined, by our text, as systems that focus on the formal structures of an organization and sees the organization as a group of people who work together to pursue specific goals. In this system, a set of actions is organized and implemented to achieve predetermined goals. I think this can be seen in a school by the fact that all teachers are working toward the goal of ensuring all their students become successful learners. Natural systems view organizations as closer to organisms than to formal factories. This system has a focus more on the human aspect of organizations. This can be seen in my own school. We try to have a monthly luncheon with all the staff bringing some kind of dish that coincides with whatever theme has been chosen for that month. This offers an opportunity for all the staff to interact with one another. Open systems views organizations as influenced by and dependent on outside environments. According to our textbook, organizations take inputs from the environment, transform them, and produce outputs. This can be seen in schools as the school itself taking in the tax payer moneys, hiring teachers, aides, and volunteers, using and applying all these resources, and producing and graduating students. In a social system, as defined by our textbook, the school is characterized by an interdependence of parts, a clearly defined population, differentiation from its environment, a complex network of social relationships, and its own unique cultures. This can be seen in all school systems, in that the people that make up the school, i.e. the faculty, staff, and students, are all complex and unique. </div>

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