5. TACTICS ARE COMMODITIZED
Definition of COMMODITIZE
commoditized; commoditizing
transitive verb
COMMODIFY commoditizing bandwith; specifically : to render (a good or
service) widely available and interchangeable with one provided by
another company
10. CONTROL IN LIFE
Time
Security
Internet security
Confidentiality
Finances
Religion
Diet
Intimacy
How present you are when you are present
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12. Time
Late to meetings
Frustrated when partner sleeps in or wants to get started too early
Schedule meetings at our convenience even if potentially too early or
too late for others without clear rationale
Diet
How much do you wish you could tell people whether they can or
cannot eat gluten?
How frustrating is it when you do not control the menu or restaurant
selection?
TIME AND DIET
13. Security
Gun debate
Locking doors vs. not locking doors
Finances
I can spend 150 dollars on drinks with buddies, but my wife should
not buy a new pair of shoes
When, what, and how much to invest
SECURITY AND FINANCES
14. CONTROL IN SCHOOLS
EVERYTHING, but we are starting to fight it
Bells herd kids to class
They sit in rows
Most classes have one correct answer or goal
Time is fixed, learning is variable
Assignments look more like recipes than creative expressions
We ban tools that define our ‘real world’
Use grades as weapons
Ignore what we know are appropriate practices because logistics get
in the way
Do not adapt curriculum as the world changes
Content area experts that are not well versed in learning
15. THINK ABOUT THIS
Who decreed to achieve a ‘Carnegie Unit’ (credit) a
student should spend around 90 days in a class
Who decreed that someone must be 18 years old to be
successful in college or career
Who decreed 50 minutes per class was the appropriate
amount of time
Who decreed that all learners should
be grouped with their age group in
spite of ability
18. SO, WHAT IS THE POINT?
School is very good for the adults
School is very good at logistics
School is very good at being efficient
School is very good at teaching compliance
School is not very good at creating leaders and critical
thinkers
School is not very good at change
School is not very good at ‘selling’ itself to the consumer
19. THINK OF IT THIS WAY . . .
If we were to invent it . . .
33. CAN SCHOOL LOOK LIKE IT DOES TODAY
IN 2027?
That is your courage
That is your moral imperative
34. STUDENT BILL OF RIGHTS
Every day, every child deserves
To be loved
To be supported
To be challenged
To be forced to think critically
To be fully aware of what is expected of
them to be successful