It is important to remember that the discussion of end points is utterly moot without first making a commitment to acquiring the genuine cooperation and understanding of classroom teachers. It is the teachers who must bridge the gaps between the old methodology and the new. They must create ways for students to move from old learning patterns to new ones. They must synthesize their current classroom with a distant bureaucrat's vision of their new classroom. Administrators tend to intervene promptly when a change doesn't quickly produce visible results.
Teachers often see more potential problems.
Everyone wants schools to get better. Everyone hopes and dreams that the year 2000 will be a catalyst for fundamental change. There are many good teachers sitting in their classrooms feeling isolated, paralyzed, and disenfranchised. Imagine what our schools could be like if they were active and empowered in their schools. A futurist might see the classroom teacher rising to a respected stature in our society as teaching shifts from a job to a profession.