Community Support vs. School Reform

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2010/02/teachers_more_important_than_p.html

Great article. Jay Matthews makes a good argument about educational reform and community support; sometimes revolutionary change is met with negative sentiment, and the community likes what it doesn’t realize isn’t good for it. Quite often, things must get worse before they can get better. It also reminds me of the issue of doing what is right versus what people want. Not a native to this area, I have no idea what goes on in D.C. schools, but I do hope the schools have breakthroughs that turn the system’s reputation upside down.