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Growing up, I never thought about becoming a teacher. I wanted to be an actress or dancer or singer....
Archive for February 2012
Take the Time to Define the Problem, Part 1
While I was blogging this past weekend at Startup Weekend EDU Santa Clara, one idea crystallized even more for me the lean mode of thinking should be applied more frequently to school administration. (If you want a brush up on lean thinking, here’s an earlier blog.) I don’t need to convince Startup Weekend participants that they should follow a lean startup model—that’s what much of this past weekend was about. Most teams struggled with defining their problem statements and refining their solution because doing this kind of work is hard …
Why Do We Listen to “Experts” Who Have No Expertise in Education?
Shaun Johnson’s article, “Climate Scientists, Educators, and Why We Avoid Consulting the Experts,” addresses an important issue that frustrates me on a daily basis—whose voices have the most influence in education? Johnson makes the parallel between non-climate scientists extolling their inaccurate expert opinions on climate change and “economists, statisticians, software engineers, CEO’s, politicians, financiers, hip-hop artists, and talk show hosts” explaining the best ways to improve education. Why do we place so much weight on these opinions? If I need expert advice on how to treat my allergies, I wouldn’t …
