Arthur Camins: Why are Education Innovations Always Slip Slidin' Away?
Guest post by Arthur Camins.
Slip slidin' away
Slip slidin' away
You know the nearer your destination
The more you're slip slidin' away
Paul Simon
The current narrative for improving education in the United States is based on two undeniable charges and several simple and compelling solutions.
The current charges: Despite decades of effort we have failed to substantially mediate the effects of race and class on educational outcomes. Compared to product innovations in the private sector, innovations in the education sector are infrequently dispersed or institutionalized... they don't stick. We've all been there. Just when we think we nearing our destination.... real sustainable learning gains for students... the innovation just