Artwork: (c) Hugh MacLeod (Twitter, Blog)
I just received an Education Week email update and the second article listed was this one written by Betty J. Sternberg. She begins the article:
Consider this description of the work environment of California-based Meebo, one of the Web’s fastest-growing messaging companies, and then ask yourself if today’s classrooms can be described the same way:
“A great team, and tons of meaty problems to solve. … It’s open, collaborative. … We’re facing problems that are pretty unusual. … We take the smartest and most passionate team-oriented people we can find and put them in an environment where they can thrive. We value innovation, teamwork, and good clean fun. … We’re still a small company, so one person can make a big impact.” (more…)
problem, which impedes any progress in educational change. The idea of an “end point” stifles possibility by suggesting that a perfect destination is quantifiable. The real question is, “Is there really ever a destination to be arrived at?” Politicians and society in general want schools to “arrive” so they can be comfortable in sending their children inside those walls. This perpetuates the idea of a final destination where we can all sit back, breathe a sigh of relief, and proclaim, “We have arrived. 
