Engaging Curriculum

What gets kids into it? Is there really a way to get students to buy in, whole-heartedly, to the content of the course? I think that this is an incredibly difficult question to answer. In fact, I think that really the only way to really answer that question is to consider another question.

Stagnant Teaching

What if teaching could be as engaging as we all want it to be? Yes, there are so many things that make people love teaching, but how many times do we set down and think, “Wow! I really love planning lessons… and dealing with behavior issues… and under, or over-involved parents.”

Student Curiosity

A recent conversation of mine led to my beliefs about the future of curriculum in public education. The conversation was had with someone I respect greatly and who has been in leadership consulting and the energy industry. His expectations about education have always interested me as he approaches each and every discussion from a business mindset.

Education has to Change

Okay, I’m going to get all serious here for a moment. Basically I think that education has a long way to go until we find something that works for 21st century students. In fact, I believe that we will quite possibly only be able to create solutions for how education should be implemented for today’s student when they are the past and new students begin entering the classroom. The learning curve for education is steep, and, right now, we’re falling down this mountain.