It is quite hard to keep up with all the exponential changes we are experiencing. Take technology for example. We get used to a device or app and before we know it there has been a huge update that alters the experience or it’s gone and replaced by something else. I think we can all agree that disruptive change is not the standard in society, but the question becomes how is this impacting education? Honesty is the first step to grow and improve. As you take a critical lens to your practice and that of your colleagues or school, what do you see? Learner success relies on our openness to challenge conventional thought processes in order to evolve.
I shared the following in Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms:
I would wager that many of our assumptions in education stem from how we were taught throughout our own educational journey.