Guerilla Education

I've finally discovered the term that suits me....suits our team.  Guerilla Educators.

We are a small group.  We are an irregular group.  Many days we feel like we are fighting...fighting for quality instruction for all learners.  We are challenging a larger system....traditional education....all students doing the same thing, at the same time, driven and focused on standardized testing.

Yes....we are freedom fighters.  Seeking freedom for teachers to do what they know is right for students.  To break free of the tyranny dictated by focus on microscopic data points.  To challenge students to think hard, to find and pursue a passion, to solve problems, to collaborate.

Great learning is often an impromptu activity.....not "authorized" or directed.  It takes place when there is disharmony between what is know and information that is sought.  It is active....

So, call me crazy....