"Ineptness"

I guess we (educational leaders) really are inept; more than that, our educational system is... So the question that stares us all in the face is how do we become effective? We make our students take high-stakes tests and Levin (in 21st C Literacy) states that studies show that how well students do on current tests in no way correlates to how productive they will be in the work force. We have a plethora of technology available to us and yet our standards do not reflect the 21st C skills that studies show are crucial to students' success in our current and future world. So I ask myself, what am I holding on to that is holding me back? traditions? comfort? fear? We all need to taste and feel more discomfort, more than we want to...so that we will lose control and be more open to accepting the sweeping changes that must occur in order for us to no longer be inept. Let's start challenging our thinking and engaging others to join us - the process itself wil bring us the answers we are looking for - this is something I am learning in the JDP.