Purpose of this Blog

Growing up in the USA public education system, I have been a student to all types of teachers. Some have inspired me to be better and work harder. Others were apathetic to teaching, or outright loathed it. Ultimately, the impact they had on me must have been for the better. After all, I chose teaching as my profession. But I must ask myself, were the excellent teachers from my childhood what convinced me of the importance of education... or was it the bad ones?

It may have well been all the bad examples that prompted me to be a teacher- hoping that I can keep this generation's students from having to suffer one less bad teacher. If this is the case, one must ask why there are bad teachers to begin with? What is it in the USA public education system that seems to allow for such mediocrity to exist in the very people that should be examples of excellence? What are we doing wrong? Or am I seeing something that is not there? Is everything fine the way it is?

We seem to read and hear more and more that our educational system continues to fall father and farther behind the accomplishments of foreign countries' education. Is that because they are trying harder, or is it because we have stopped trying? Should we be more concerned with the welfare of our son's and daughter's education? Or is the status quo good enough?

As I continue my career as an educator, these questions occupy my mind more and more. I believe that we could do better as a country and as individuals. As my part to the public discussion of education in America, I have started this blog. It is my intention to post some of my experiences as a teacher, ask insightful questions, and hopefully receive the expertise and opinions of others. To anyone out there listening who ever wonders about education, feel free to post to this blog your comments and questions. Let's do education as it should be done... Let's learn from each other.