Hello there!  I have been an educator for over 20 years and a dreamer for many more. Throughout the years that I have fed children’s minds and hearts, I have made observations and engaged in research.  I have watched and participated as educational fads came and went and then came around again.  I have read a myriad of inspiring articles and books.  I have viewed and led inspiring professional development helping teachers implement international, research based, best practices only to be thwarted by… the dinosaur.

As I pondered the American educational system, its history and my experiences, I came to a conclusion.   Public Education as we know is a DINOSAUR.  We work with an antiquated system of organization, governmental restrictions, and requirements that are the antithesis of research and what all good teachers know in their hearts and heads about kids and learning.  The demands continue to increase while the children suffer. Daily I observe practices that confound me as an educator, a parent and a tax payer.  So, to redirect the frustration, I decided to share my musings in hopes that we as educators can “Make the change we wish to see in the world.”

RT