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…
Support for School Districts
In the United States, we usually think of school districts as independent entities without much need for outside support. While most of the funding for district operation comes from a largely…
Re-design Support for Teachers!
Teachers are the most critical point in our system of education and we are not doing enough to support their effectiveness. While students are at the center of the…
Support for Children and Families in Crisis
There are many ways that schools could improve their relationship with parents. This particular post, however, will deal with just one change and that change only applies to a small…
Why is System Level Change So Difficult?
Previously, I outlined why major or structural change was needed in America’s education system. As an example, I mentioned changes such as expanding the scope of education to insure strong…