Sure, Peter, I get that. The rebel in the classroom isn’t going to make a difference if he doesn’t find a way to bring his message to the people, so to speak. And it’s not enough to buck the system, one has to get involved in institutional change. I was lucky enough to be part of a district that “got it” back in 1993–96 and we utterly transformed ourselves. But 20+ years ago is a long time, and what’s transpired since would have been impossible to foretell outside the realms of cyberpunk. My position is that with the right leadership and voices like mine, yours, etc, we can make a difference.
I’ll send you pictures of a book I just purchased with a chapter on what we did in my district. It was amazing, and I’m itching to lead us there again. (We’re on our way…we have George Couros coming to speak in November…but that won’t be enough. So I’m setting up meetings with my Super.) Trite as it sounds, given how every idea eventually becomes cliché in business, I want to move us from good (and it’s attendant complacency) to great.