Nuclear Energy for Education Change
It is a little disappointing that most of the recent strategies to improve education in the United States do not utilize the “nuclear energy” that could power positive change. We often…
Comprehensive Technology: a simple example
In an earlier post, I said that technology had not met its potential to positively transform education. We have not used all the new tools now available and we have not…
Dramatically Infuse Technology into Education
Compared to other areas of our daily life, the American education enterprise has not been dramatically changed by an infusion of technology. There certainly have been large purchases, but the degree of…
Lead in Nurturing True Community Partnerships
In nearly every community there are agencies of one kind or another that provide differing degrees of support to children and families. This is particularly important for families in greatest need…
Dramatically Expand Research and Development
American education needs to change to better prepare our young people for a very different future than the one faced by every other earlier generation. The greatest barrier to that needed…
Changing the Content of What Children Learn
Perhaps the most difficult challenge facing our educational system is deciding what young people should be learning today. We can’t really advance too far on the redesign of the functions in…