The "State" of Education
Monotony. It’s a teacher’s foe. Try covering the same topic three, four, five times a day, and try to do it with the same enthusiasm each time. I’ve gained some new respect for old rock stars who are still doing live concerts into their sixties and seventies, and are expected to do their greatest hits with the same love and energy they did when they were twenty or thirty. How many times do you think John Mellencamp has performed Jack and Diane , or AC/DC has played Dirty Deeds ? Probably thousands. Mellencamp has even famously said he detested his most famous song, until recently. Musicians change the music to give it new life, letting it evolve into something better that fits the times. Education needs to do the same thing, for the sake of the students, teachers, and the general good. Teachers in Massachusetts, in order to be recertified every five years, need to colle...