Students as Highly Evolved Experimenters and Powerful Problem Solvers

Teach Thought 30 day blogging challenge ~ Day 17 ~ What do you think is the most challenging issue in education today?

I'm tempted to say that it is the same thing that was the most challenging yesterday, the most challenging yesteryear, and until we solve it, will continue to be the most challenging in the future.

How do we reach each student on a deep level that develops them into unstoppable problem solvers throughout their lives?

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And how do we (their collection of teachers -  parents, instructors K-12+, coaches, role models, etc.) know we were successful?

Did that child in his or her adult life go on to figure out how to perform the biggest experiment and solve the biggest problem of their life?

Making their biggest and brightest dreams happen, resulting in becoming their biggest, brightest and most beautiful selves? 

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If the answer is yes, then we have done out jobs.

We know that right now the answer 9 out of 10 times is no. 

I don't care if it was only 1 out of 10 who didn't get their real dreams. That's one too many.

But 9 out of 10? That's a crime. I know we're a relatively new species, and don't care exactly how many years we have or have not been here. I care that we become more evolved right now to the point where our students do achieve their dreams, and not just dream about, dismiss or deny they ever really had them. 

And education is where we can truly teach our students how to do this.

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*Dedicated to the great dreamer, Robin Williams, who inspired me to become a teacher.