What I am left to consider after our discussions about change is one thought. The only way that change will occur is if in the minds of students, teachers and parents it can happen. Sadly, I don't think that is the case. It seems that our actions (or the actions of a few) speak much louder than the words that everyone speaks about how much out system needs to change.
Whenever, I have an open discussion with my students about school. The first comments is inevitably that the school is run poorly, that they don't enjoy learning yet at the same time, they refuse to be respectful (as a whole), come to school, and or attempt to put 100% percent of themselves into school? It's not that they don't realize the need for a change but that they can not see the possibility of it occurring.
Parents want their children to be successful. They want a school system that they can be proud of, yet they do not take action. It's not because they don't think that there is a problem but the sense of possibility for change does not exist.
Teachers either fall into two categories/l motivated or unmotivated. One category of teacher will go above and beyond to make learning happen, the other will do their job. But in both category pessimism exist. When teachers don't see a school system that can be better, it is doubtful, in my mind, that change will ever occur.
So where does that leave us? Change happens. We can force it to occur by getting all the stakeholders on the same page and beginning to take small actions to change our schools.
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