In studying and writing about leading educational change, I have made some interesting discoveries. For one thing, I have found that the greatest challenge is to get everyone—or almost everyone—on board. It might seem that simple logic would prevail. Demonstrate that a proposed change will benefit students, and we can then put it in motion with full support and willing participation. However, as we all know, that’s not what happens. Some people are quick to jump on any new bandwagon. (With all due respect and affection, I sometimes refer to them as, “The Lunatic Fringe.”) Others will more carefully probe and examine a proposal, try it out gradually, and in the end accept it wholeheartedly. But some stubbornly resist change of any kind. They work—or fight—to defeat it, even when it’s clearly better for students. Why does this happen? I have concluded that it all comes down to breadth of vision.
How Broad Is Your Vision?
