A recent conversation with my wife about NECC, my frustrations with schools and education in general led to this.
Me: I don’t know….I just don’t think it’s going to change.
Wife: Of course it’s not going to change. People don’t change unless they have to or are forced to
Me: I know…and we (the educational community) can’t do either
Wife: It’s gonna take another Sputnik.
Me: Ouch!
Wife: Yeah…but think of it, when was the last time real change was made in education? I mean deep lasting change that affected the way schools were ran and what we taught and how we taught it.
Me. True!
Wife: It’s gonna take another event like that. It’s going to take some other country to do something and make America react before we see changes.
Me: So what do we do in the mean time?
Wife: Wait.
Ouch!
Have I mentioned how smart my wife is…and a school counselor which is another reason she knows about Sputnik