Sharing: Settling in education
During this year’s March Madness tournament, I could not help but notice an ad campaign by DirecTV called, The Settlers, which plays on the word, presenting a frontier-era family in a suburban neighborhood who stick to antiquated ways such as a horse-and-buggy, making their own clothes, faceless dolls, and…cable TV. Although I have no clue as to whether DirecTV is superior to cable TV, this ad campaign did cause me to wonder: In education, are we in any way “settling” for less than the absolute best? If so, in what areas? And, in which areas is it imperative that we do not settle?
Only in America are phrases such as “I’m not good at math” or “I’m not good at technology” are acceptable. Those are two phrases that we should have never allowed to settle, yet, I’ve heard them from students, parents, teachers, and administrators.
