Five ways to get Education Reform right
In his book Small is the New Big, Seth Godin offers five reasons why companies make mistakes and then do nothing to remedy them:
Are you a teacher? If you are, I am willing to bet the farm that you were like me and read this while thinking "Holy Shit! He's talking about me!"
Godin goes on to talk about how most decisions that are being
1.The people who make the policies don't actually work in the field.
2. The people in the field aren't given the ability to influence management without appearing to be troublemakers.
3. Customers aren't encouraged to speak up, and their suggestions are ignored.
4. It's easier to make a policy than to undo it.
5. Business is complicated and unless you come up with a clever way to measure the impact of a decision, it's often difficult to tell if it's a good idea or not.
Are you a teacher? If you are, I am willing to bet the farm that you were like me and read this while thinking "Holy Shit! He's talking about me!"
Godin goes on to talk about how most decisions that are being