For if we want to have higher standards for students, we must also have higher standards for teachers. And if we want to hold teachers to higher standards, we must do the same for principals. And what is good for principals is good for district staff and superintendents. And that leads to higher standards for boards of education, which naturally leads to parents and community. For good measure, let s throw in business leaders and politicians.
Children are at the bottom of the food chain.
Blaming them for their problems and not taking responsibility as adults for adding to their problems is really blaming the victim. Yes, children need to reach high standards. So do adults. If the emperor wants to show off his new duds, he needs to make sure everyone is dressed as well. It will be more than a mystical incantation, it will be a goal within our grasp.