CEC Blog Series
Through the last five blogs, we delved into the complexity of our educational system, and the systems and structures that make sustainable, meaningful change so difficult. School systems and structures are under regular scrutiny, and undergo constant efforts with...
CEC Blog Series
In our last blog post, we focused on the reasons it is so compelling to do things the way we’ve always done them, while still wanting very different results from what we are getting currently, and often using measures that either don’t fully address or provide...
CEC Blog Series
In our last blog post, we discussed the politics related to schools and education, with multiple “boundaries” that are not always working together, making systemic change increasingly complex. Key to the needed organizational change is getting all parts of the system...
CEC Blog Series
In today’s schools, we have created a system where learners learn despite the system, not as a result of it. Many of our institutions utilize a structure that sorts and selects students (e.g. Advanced Placement courses, Gifted & Talented Education, Special...
CEC Blog Series
As we outlined in our last blog, the education system is incredibly complex. This edition focuses on learning and teaching in this complex system. Learning: a process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, and preferences....
CEC Blog Series
Teaching and educational reform are topics that easily spark engagement with all stakeholders. Most citizens care deeply about this topic and have opinions on the role of the educational system in the United States. Horace Mann is arguably the founding figure of...
