by Professor Joe Martin
Do you realize we only hear what we pay attention to? I know you're probably saying, "Duh, no kidding." But don't take this simple truth for granted. See, the real question is "What are you paying attention to?" Allow me to explain...
If you ask the average person in education (or any Jane or John Doe on the street), "What do you think about the state of education today?" More than likely you'll "hear" something that's equal to a PR person's worst nightmare.
You'd hear things like:
"Teachers are terribly underpaid."
"Students are so disrespectful."
"Parents are not involved enough."
"No one cares about teachers."
"Legislators and school districts are out of touch with reality."
"Students don't care and don't want to learn."
"All they (schools and politicians) care about are test scores."
Now, I'm not here to debate whether or not some or all of these issues are true (or even why they exist), but rather to question if YOU are paying attention to what you're hearing.
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