Education Reform

Annotations:

• Murgatroyd, Stephen. "‘Wicked Problems’ and the Work of the School."European Journal of Education 45.2 (2010): 259-79. Web.

1. People
   1. Individuals
      1. Students
         1. changing nature
            1. work life balance
            2. Change as constant
      2. Parents
         1. changing expectations
            1. deprofessionalization

               Annotations:

               • also in policies under "teacher role"
      3. Groupthink
   2. Communities
      1. Challenges
         1. changing jobs
         2. changing tech
   3. Organizations
      1. Non-profits
         1. pioneering
         2. disruptive
      2. Companies
         1. needs
            1. workers
            2. jobs that don't even exist
2. Policies
   1. School Systems
      1. factory model
         1. targets and accountability
      2. load-up
         1. load the curriculum
      3. Innovation Strategy
         1. problem solving
         2. wicked problems
      4. command and control
   2. Change
      1. Singularity

         Annotations:

         • Integration of technological and biological resources
      2. Teacher role
         1. role confusion

            Annotations:

            • Too many jobs to do.  Can't focus on best practices.
         2. deprofessionalization

            Annotations:

            • also in people under parents changing expectations
   3. competition
   4. lack of incentives to change
   5. risk aversion
3. Politics
   1. Globalization
   2. Education Law
      1. Accountability
         1. accountability regimes
   3. schematic focused plans
      1. top-down management
4. Resources
   1. Infrastructure
   2. Technology
      1. handheld technology
      2. new technology
         1. Info doubles every 10-18 minutes
      3. social networks
         1. connection
         2. distraction
   3. money
   4. time
   5. research