Crammed schedules, added paperwork, and increased demands mean there's neither spare time, nor energy to contemplate new ways of thinking. I believe this results from turning our schools into businesses. In some ways seeking measurable results has brought good changes. Quantifying, understanding, and assessing has taught teachers much about ways to improve their effectiveness. But in other ways education has become infected with the Bigger, Better, Brighter that characterizes most commercial enterprises.
Schools are competitive.
Success is measured by test scores, so focus is constantly on the product. As education becomes a business, the art of teaching, which I consider the heart of learning, is obscured. Teachers aren't given the elements crucial to artistic growth. Artists need time to slow down, consider, experiment, and create. To true artists process is more important than product.