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Keep end in mind- don't focus on the past.

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Some teachers struggle with looking at new ideas and want to stay in the rut they have been in for years.  

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Some teachers struggle with looking at new ideas and want to stay in the rut they have been in for years.  

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While they can be great memories, sometimes nostalgia can distort our view of the past. We could get stuck in the "it worked when I went to school" mentality.

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We cannot forget our past failures or success and the causes of each as we plan and work today.

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We cannot forget our past failures or success and the causes of each as we plan and work today.

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Be cognizant of the past and what you can take forward with you, as well as what mistakes you made so you don't re-create them. Also, be accountable for your actions.

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We have a large population of our populous - including many legislators and decision makers who desperately want our country to be the way it was 100 years ago. They want to use the same methods to teach, to segregate, and to propel one group over another so that they can keep their position of seniority sacred. These people are making detrimental decisions that affect ALL children - specifically those who are impoverished, minority, and especially immigrants.

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The nostalgia of most is often an inaccurate, or incomplete account of how things used to be. We are now more inclusive, learning requirements are higher than ever, and schools are better focused on preparing students for life than they have ever been.

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I think sometimes, we idealize or reframe the past to become something that it wasn't. Tradition can very easily become nostalgic and comfortable for many people, and I think Jakes is trying to explain why it is so hard for so many people to adopt change, as we might apply it to today's learners, in this passage.

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If we do things we've always done, we will get what we've always got

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If we do things we've always done, we will get what we've always got

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The Good Ole' Days are a product of a good imagination and a bad memory.......what we really long for in our classrooms is some sense of control or comfort that reality tells us will never really exist.

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We have to remain aware of our circle of control and our circle of influence. Our work needs to be sourced by our circle of control and informed by our circle of influence.

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Our mindsets have not changed to learn from the past and move toward innovation.  We too often look for excuses!  

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Our mindsets have not changed to learn from the past and move toward innovation.  We too often look for excuses!  