WE are the Problem... and the Solution
"Change is hard at first, messy in the middle, and gorgeous at the end."-- Robin Sharma When I was thinking over a way to start this blog all I could think about were all the problems in the education system and the many suggestions that have come across to fix it. With so many problems and solutions I knew I would have plenty of topics to choose from, but none of those problems seemed like a fitting way to start. Then one word popped into my head that has seems to surround education and many other professions for decades, Change . Change is a word that students, teachers, and parents are used to hearing, but no one can seem to agree how to bring about this change. Where do we start? Everyone has complaints but no one seems to be able to come up with a widespread solution that is good enough for everyone. Parents are tired of schools implementing hundreds of new policies every year. Students cannot keep up with the changes in rules and curriculum. And teachers are t...