Change

Educators are slow to change because they choose to focus on the full half of the glass. There are many wonderful things happening in classrooms in every school. It is the progressive who focuses on what can be done better or what needs improvement. Most educators, for fear of liability or just plain laziness, take a "if it ain't broke..." attitude to their classroom/school/district. Most change is not brought on through individuals. Rather, it takes a shift in the opinions and demands of the public at large to bring on sizable change. In education, the public is composed of people is composed of people who were taught a certain, traditional way. They know no other way of doing things and I am sure also have a sense of nostalgia when they see their children doing the things they remember doing in school. It is a "catch 22". Better education would empower taxpayers to demand more innovation and progress from schools, but without better education they will never know any better.