Let's start a revolution

"You say you want a revolution, well you know we all want to change the world..." (The Beatles)

There is an epidemic plaguing the public education system, and it is called standardized testing. I am all for having national standards and insuring that all students are held accountable to those high standards. I don't believe that the current accountability system is the answer to insuring that national standards are being learned by today's youth. I find it ironic that business and industry complain that today's work force is not prepared for the work environment, and schools need to be held more accountable through standardized testing when in fact, it is standardized testing that is keeping students from learning the necessary skills to be successful in today's ever-changing job market. The careers today demand competent workers that can think critically, work collaboratively in a team, solve problems through creative thinking, use deductive reasoning, and navigate and engineer technology that changes on a daily basis. How can a multiple choice test truly test any of this? The answer is--it can't. So, let's start a revolution---let's take back our schools--let's end the bureaucracy that is plaguing public education and find a new vision to help our children. Our children deserve better, but more importantly, our future success as a country in a constantly changing world demands better. Stay tuned....change is coming, and I want us be prepared to embrace it!