In the absence of a clear and publicly articulated vision for a school or district and a misguided quest for the holy grail of\u00a0balance, the weeds will\u00a0always<\/i>\u00a0kill the flowers. If you are a school leader with a coherent vision for educational progress, you\u00a0must articulate\u00a0your vision clearly and publicly so people will follow. Why make others guess what you want and stand for?<\/p>\n
Affluent schools often suffer from this syndrome because they can afford to buy lots of stuff. However, you can\u2019t embrace\u00a0whole language and Hooked-on-Phonics, the ISTE Standards and the Maker Movement, or the Common Core and student\u00a0agency. The weeds\u00a0will<\/i>\u00a0kill the flowers!<\/p>\n
Bad ideas in education are timeless. Good ones are incredibly fragile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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