Thursday, August 5, 2010

Eduwonk � Blog Archive � When Tough, Unpopular Decisions Are Best for Kids

Eduwonk � Blog Archive � When Tough, Unpopular Decisions Are Best for Kids

When Tough, Unpopular Decisions Are Best for Kids

Guest post courtesy of Becca Bracy Knight, Executive Director, The Broad Center for the Management of School Systems
When was the last time you spoke to a student about his or her experiences at school? I don’t think anyone working in education reform can have these conversations often enough. I was fortunate to hear from a group of high school students last week at one of The Broad Center’s professional development sessions.
To help make our discussions about the current state of education a little more real, we invited a group of students and teachers from local schools to talk about their views on education today. It was a powerful, stark reminder that our young people are amazingly resilient, but also keenly aware that we as adults are, in general,