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okay so very briefly where are the
okay so very briefly where are the freshmen out
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okay so we’re going to start our talk
okay so we’re going to start our talk with some brief and easy audience
with some brief and easy audience
with some brief and easy audience participation I want to say a word and
participation I want to say a word and
participation I want to say a word and you’re going to raise your hand if you
you’re going to raise your hand if you
you’re going to raise your hand if you associate that word with good things all
associate that word with good things all
associate that word with good things all right
right
right good word raise your hand the first word
good word raise your hand the first word
good word raise your hand the first word is renew raise your hand if you
is renew raise your hand if you
is renew raise your hand if you associate that word with good things
associate that word with good things
associate that word with good things okay innovates raise your hand if you
okay innovates raise your hand if you
okay innovates raise your hand if you associate that words with positive
associate that words with positive
associate that words with positive connotations change raise your hand the
connotations change raise your hand the
connotations change raise your hand the word change is always a good thing the
word change is always a good thing the
word change is always a good thing the word innovate comes from Latin and it
word innovate comes from Latin and it
word innovate comes from Latin and it means to change or renew and while words
means to change or renew and while words
means to change or renew and while words like renew and innovate are generally
like renew and innovate are generally
like renew and innovate are generally perceived as positive change is a tricky
perceived as positive change is a tricky
perceived as positive change is a tricky word because we can associate it with
word because we can associate it with
word because we can associate it with good things like progress which is why
good things like progress which is why
good things like progress which is why you are often featured during political
you are often featured during political
you are often featured during political campaigns but we can also associate the
campaigns but we can also associate the
campaigns but we can also associate the word change with the ancient feelings of
word change with the ancient feelings of
word change with the ancient feelings of experience what’s basically change like
experience what’s basically change like
experience what’s basically change like if our parents tell us we’re going to
if our parents tell us we’re going to
if our parents tell us we’re going to move halfway across the
move halfway across the
move halfway across the during our senior year so because change
during our senior year so because change
during our senior year so because change the tricky word innovation is a tricky
the tricky word innovation is a tricky
the tricky word innovation is a tricky word but we can’t have innovation
word but we can’t have innovation
word but we can’t have innovation without change the suggested pathway is
without change the suggested pathway is
without change the suggested pathway is inaugural class graduating this student
and for the last three years Aaron and I
and for the last three years Aaron and I have been the English and history
have been the English and history
have been the English and history teachers in the pathway the social
teachers in the pathway the social
teachers in the pathway the social justice pathway is an alternative
justice pathway is an alternative
justice pathway is an alternative educational model what that means is by
educational model what that means is by
educational model what that means is by launching the pathway we’ve experienced
launching the pathway we’ve experienced
launching the pathway we’ve experienced a lot of what the challenges of change
a lot of what the challenges of change
a lot of what the challenges of change come with innovation and today they are
come with innovation and today they are
come with innovation and today they are going to fly
going to fly
going to fly today we’re going to try to share some
today we’re going to try to share some
today we’re going to try to share some of the insights and the solutions that
of the insights and the solutions that
of the insights and the solutions that we found so innovation does not exist in
we found so innovation does not exist in
we found so innovation does not exist in a vacuum it is change within something
a vacuum it is change within something
a vacuum it is change within something more from one thing to another concern
more from one thing to another concern
more from one thing to another concern the educational system for example in
the educational system for example in
the educational system for example in the United States it’s very popular to
the United States it’s very popular to
the United States it’s very popular to imagine the education system as being
imagine the education system as being
imagine the education system as being like machine it is both Future Shop out
like machine it is both Future Shop out
like machine it is both Future Shop out of torpor refers to this machinist or
of torpor refers to this machinist or
of torpor refers to this machinist or cause this bohemian genius machine
cause this bohemian genius machine
cause this bohemian genius machine constructed by industrialism to produce
constructed by industrialism to produce
constructed by industrialism to produce the
the
the it needed a world in which time was to
it needed a world in which time was to
it needed a world in which time was to be regulated not by the cycle of the
be regulated not by the cycle of the
be regulated not by the cycle of the size of the moon but by the factory
size of the moon but by the factory
size of the moon but by the factory whistle and the clock so the modern
whistle and the clock so the modern
whistle and the clock so the modern educational system is designed to
educational system is designed to
educational system is designed to produce factory ready workers and like
produce factory ready workers and like
produce factory ready workers and like any machine it can be very difficult to
any machine it can be very difficult to
any machine it can be very difficult to make it create something it was not
make it create something it was not
make it create something it was not designed to create and this is what Eric
designed to create and this is what Eric
designed to create and this is what Eric and I refer to as institutional rigidity
and I refer to as institutional rigidity
and I refer to as institutional rigidity this is when the institution itself
this is when the institution itself
this is when the institution itself posed not the people in it pose unique
posed not the people in it pose unique
posed not the people in it pose unique challenges to innovation now the easiest
challenges to innovation now the easiest
challenges to innovation now the easiest way to see this challenge at a
way to see this challenge at a
way to see this challenge at a comprehensive high school like McCauley
comprehensive high school like McCauley
comprehensive high school like McCauley is to look at the master schedule now
is to look at the master schedule now
is to look at the master schedule now the master schedule is a giant
the master schedule is a giant
the master schedule is a giant organizational puzzle in which all of
organizational puzzle in which all of
organizational puzzle in which all of the classes are organized to give you an
the classes are organized to give you an
the classes are organized to give you an idea about how complicated this is the
idea about how complicated this is the
idea about how complicated this is the current master schedule at tally has to
current master schedule at tally has to
current master schedule at tally has to accommodate over 500 classes across
accommodate over 500 classes across
accommodate over 500 classes across seven period yes now inevitably
seven period yes now inevitably
seven period yes now inevitably conflicts arise what I mean by conflicts
conflicts arise what I mean by conflicts
conflicts arise what I mean by conflicts in this instance is when two classes are
in this instance is when two classes are
in this instance is when two classes are scheduled to run in the same period and
scheduled to run in the same period and
scheduled to run in the same period and pose a problem
pose a problem
pose a problem now what I mean by problem well if your
now what I mean by problem well if your
now what I mean by problem well if your student who wants to take both those
student who wants to take both those
student who wants to take both those classes you can’t because you can’t be
classes you can’t because you can’t be
classes you can’t because you can’t be in two places at once and that is a
in two places at once and that is a
in two places at once and that is a problem and that problem is produced by
problem and that problem is produced by
problem and that problem is produced by institutional legitimate it is a
institutional legitimate it is a
institutional legitimate it is a predicament that we found ourselves in
predicament that we found ourselves in
predicament that we found ourselves in with the social justice pathway we’re
with the social justice pathway we’re
with the social justice pathway we’re we’re designed to run even block
we’re designed to run even block
we’re designed to run even block period fourth period and sixth period
period fourth period and sixth period
period fourth period and sixth period it’s designed to do this so that our
it’s designed to do this so that our
it’s designed to do this so that our students don’t have to miss their other
students don’t have to miss their other
students don’t have to miss their other classes when we’re on field trips or we
classes when we’re on field trips or we
classes when we’re on field trips or we have guest speakers we also get
have guest speakers we also get
have guest speakers we also get continuity of learning when we’re doing
continuity of learning when we’re doing
continuity of learning when we’re doing interdisciplinary things and more
interdisciplinary things and more
interdisciplinary things and more options for dynamic moving so anytime
options for dynamic moving so anytime
options for dynamic moving so anytime there is a class outside on top of a
there is a class outside on top of a
there is a class outside on top of a schedule seventh degree fourth period
schedule seventh degree fourth period
schedule seventh degree fourth period and sixth period that our pathway
and sixth period that our pathway
and sixth period that our pathway students want to take they’re faced with
students want to take they’re faced with
students want to take they’re faced with a very difficult decision and this
a very difficult decision and this
a very difficult decision and this dilemma arises from institutional
dilemma arises from institutional
dilemma arises from institutional rigidity because the institution itself
rigidity because the institution itself
rigidity because the institution itself resists innovation since it was not
resists innovation since it was not
resists innovation since it was not designed to accommodate it so what is
designed to accommodate it so what is
designed to accommodate it so what is the solution to institutional virginity
the solution to institutional virginity
the solution to institutional virginity we’ve found that you can use the
we’ve found that you can use the
we’ve found that you can use the personal to vend
personal to vend
personal to vend the institutional that is you can use
the institutional that is you can use
the institutional that is you can use social capital in order to design a
social capital in order to design a
social capital in order to design a patch
patch
patch well you can’t overhaul the machine in
well you can’t overhaul the machine in
well you can’t overhaul the machine in the short term you can hack it in order
the short term you can hack it in order
the short term you can hack it in order to be able to achieve your goals this
to be able to achieve your goals this
to be able to achieve your goals this social capital is something that Erika
social capital is something that Erika
social capital is something that Erika I’ve discovered has been very helpful in
I’ve discovered has been very helpful in
I’ve discovered has been very helpful in resolving these conflicts when
resolving these conflicts when
resolving these conflicts when journalism was scared
journalism was scared
journalism was scared the same period as our pathway our
the same period as our pathway our
the same period as our pathway our students went to their teachers in the
students went to their teachers in the
students went to their teachers in the end it was not the master schedule that
end it was not the master schedule that
end it was not the master schedule that provided a solution it was the teamwork
provided a solution it was the teamwork
provided a solution it was the teamwork between these teachers and students out
between these teachers and students out
between these teachers and students out of that emerged the independent / a
of that emerged the independent / a
of that emerged the independent / a period work around admission isn’t just
period work around admission isn’t just
period work around admission isn’t just about coming up with new ideas it’s also
about coming up with new ideas it’s also
about coming up with new ideas it’s also figuring out how to make existing things
figuring out how to make existing things
figuring out how to make existing things work and in this way it sounds corny but
work and in this way it sounds corny but
work and in this way it sounds corny but mindset goes a long way
mindset goes a long way
mindset goes a long way it sounds weird but the current
it sounds weird but the current
it sounds weird but the current educational machine at one time was
educational machine at one time was
educational machine at one time was considered incredibly innovative knowing
considered incredibly innovative knowing
considered incredibly innovative knowing that the machine hasn’t always looked
that the machine hasn’t always looked
that the machine hasn’t always looked this way nor must it always look this
this way nor must it always look this
this way nor must it always look this way it is an important first step in
way it is an important first step in
way it is an important first step in addressing an institutional rigidity my
addressing an institutional rigidity my
addressing an institutional rigidity my high school had a great teacher mr.
high school had a great teacher mr.
high school had a great teacher mr. smart and mr. smart had a saying
smart and mr. smart had a saying
smart and mr. smart had a saying I even think it was written on his wall
I even think it was written on his wall
I even think it was written on his wall there’s almost a mom if it ain’t broke
there’s almost a mom if it ain’t broke
there’s almost a mom if it ain’t broke don’t fix it drama shot that worked out
don’t fix it drama shot that worked out
don’t fix it drama shot that worked out really well enabled students my friends
really well enabled students my friends
really well enabled students my friends to to take on projects they could
to to take on projects they could
to to take on projects they could complete bring that cars back together
complete bring that cars back together
complete bring that cars back together at least a little bit better
at least a little bit better
at least a little bit better it did however enable my friends to
it did however enable my friends to
it did however enable my friends to create the hot rods that they were
create the hot rods that they were
create the hot rods that they were looking to so some of these innovators
looking to so some of these innovators
looking to so some of these innovators managed to break some things now the
managed to break some things now the
managed to break some things now the little cars the cars that I drove to
little cars the cars that I drove to
little cars the cars that I drove to high school and my friends drove
high school and my friends drove
high school and my friends drove we’ll have a lot of body and but by all
we’ll have a lot of body and but by all
we’ll have a lot of body and but by all means is taking corners fast you lose
means is taking corners fast you lose
means is taking corners fast you lose control now one solution for this
control now one solution for this
control now one solution for this problem is to slow down another solution
problem is to slow down another solution
problem is to slow down another solution is not to slow down and to figure out a
is not to slow down and to figure out a
is not to slow down and to figure out a way to build a better machine now that
way to build a better machine now that
way to build a better machine now that solution for us even though we didn’t
solution for us even though we didn’t
solution for us even though we didn’t invent it is called the anti-sway bar
invent it is called the anti-sway bar
invent it is called the anti-sway bar and what it does is just help keep both
and what it does is just help keep both
and what it does is just help keep both wheels on the ground it makes it easier
wheels on the ground it makes it easier
wheels on the ground it makes it easier for the cars letting those fast minutes
for the cars letting those fast minutes
for the cars letting those fast minutes now I’m not saying that we should never
now I’m not saying that we should never
now I’m not saying that we should never slow down
slow down
slow down sometimes slowing down this is exactly
sometimes slowing down this is exactly
sometimes slowing down this is exactly what you need to do to focus on is this
what you need to do to focus on is this
what you need to do to focus on is this what we want to be doing
what we want to be doing
what we want to be doing are we getting what we intended from
are we getting what we intended from
are we getting what we intended from this and another time we need to spin
this and another time we need to spin
this and another time we need to spin out we need to lose control so that we
out we need to lose control so that we
out we need to lose control so that we can then look at what it is that we’re
can then look at what it is that we’re
can then look at what it is that we’re trying to do and build a better machine
trying to do and build a better machine
trying to do and build a better machine I mentioned
this machine that Aaron spoke of but
this machine that Aaron spoke of but actually is not real it’s doing exactly
actually is not real it’s doing exactly
actually is not real it’s doing exactly what it was designed to do and if you
what it was designed to do and if you
what it was designed to do and if you look at the comprehensive high school
look at the comprehensive high school
look at the comprehensive high school like we have very loudly
like we have very loudly
like we have very loudly it’s amazing that we’re able to get
it’s amazing that we’re able to get
it’s amazing that we’re able to get through so much stuff we’re eating to to
through so much stuff we’re eating to to
through so much stuff we’re eating to to achieve such high levels just look at
achieve such high levels just look at
achieve such high levels just look at our test scores and our college
our test scores and our college
our test scores and our college admissions our habits of learning enable
admissions our habits of learning enable
admissions our habits of learning enable us to do this and those are the same
us to do this and those are the same
us to do this and those are the same habits also bring about results that
habits also bring about results that
habits also bring about results that maybe are not optimal meaning that we’re
maybe are not optimal meaning that we’re
maybe are not optimal meaning that we’re not if you look at the research about
not if you look at the research about
not if you look at the research about cramming you know that that’s not the
cramming you know that that’s not the
cramming you know that that’s not the optimal that you’re not going to
optimal that you’re not going to
optimal that you’re not going to remember what’s going on habits are hard
remember what’s going on habits are hard
remember what’s going on habits are hard to change they’re ingrained they’re
to change they’re ingrained they’re
to change they’re ingrained they’re almost automatic but do not despair our
almost automatic but do not despair our
almost automatic but do not despair our habits can change must change it’s just
habits can change must change it’s just
habits can change must change it’s just not easy
there is innovation in education it’s
there is innovation in education it’s about changing your habits of learning
about changing your habits of learning
about changing your habits of learning how can we foster learning how can we
how can we foster learning how can we
how can we foster learning how can we foster innovation in education first
foster innovation in education first
foster innovation in education first recognize that it’s not for everyone
recognize that it’s not for everyone
recognize that it’s not for everyone the comprehensive high school works well
the comprehensive high school works well
the comprehensive high school works well and it non-traditional makes you feel a
and it non-traditional makes you feel a
and it non-traditional makes you feel a little queasy
little queasy
little queasy then don’t choose a path with school
then don’t choose a path with school
then don’t choose a path with school ain’t broke for you second thing is an
ain’t broke for you second thing is an
ain’t broke for you second thing is an addiction won’t happen in isolation yes
addiction won’t happen in isolation yes
addiction won’t happen in isolation yes chinky starts with a few nuts
chinky starts with a few nuts
chinky starts with a few nuts but even jobs have Wozniak
change to not happen without support and
change to not happen without support and love always and third get ready to fail
love always and third get ready to fail
love always and third get ready to fail to stop and the ego those loyal
to stop and the ego those loyal
to stop and the ego those loyal followers are really humbled with that
followers are really humbled with that
followers are really humbled with that problem yeah we have to watch out for
problem yeah we have to watch out for
problem yeah we have to watch out for some pitfalls
some pitfalls
some pitfalls I caught the overemphasis of measured
I caught the overemphasis of measured
I caught the overemphasis of measured dimensions schools love data sometimes
dimensions schools love data sometimes
dimensions schools love data sometimes the data starts to drive towards any
the data starts to drive towards any
the data starts to drive towards any means necessary
means necessary
means necessary Denis public calls it doing school Aaron
Denis public calls it doing school Aaron
Denis public calls it doing school Aaron and I call it point money another focus
and I call it point money another focus
and I call it point money another focus on how much is this word before I
on how much is this word before I
on how much is this word before I actually try to
actually try to
actually try to what is up dude and what do we miss with
what is up dude and what do we miss with
what is up dude and what do we miss with this focus on that magic dimension
this focus on that magic dimension
this focus on that magic dimension well first we often overlook what’s
well first we often overlook what’s
well first we often overlook what’s called a marginal improvement some of
called a marginal improvement some of
called a marginal improvement some of that moves from doing nothing to doing
that moves from doing nothing to doing
that moves from doing nothing to doing poor work has made a huge improvement
poor work has made a huge improvement
poor work has made a huge improvement and it needs to be encouraged and what
and it needs to be encouraged and what
and it needs to be encouraged and what about that stop mention that bosses
about that stop mention that bosses
about that stop mention that bosses group leader that you helped become less
group leader that you helped become less
group leader that you helped become less fluffy and a better leader being kind
yeah I just said it
yeah I just said it helicopter now this also it is that
helicopter now this also it is that
helicopter now this also it is that traditional helicoptering parent that
traditional helicoptering parent that
traditional helicoptering parent that we’ve heard so much about some of them
we’ve heard so much about some of them
we’ve heard so much about some of them constantly looking and updating and how
constantly looking and updating and how
constantly looking and updating and how you’re doing but it also includes that
you’re doing but it also includes that
you’re doing but it also includes that student perspective that starts a
student perspective that starts a
student perspective that starts a discussion with is this going to be good
discussion with is this going to be good
discussion with is this going to be good enough for a name what we need to do is
enough for a name what we need to do is
enough for a name what we need to do is sort of let go a little bit create a
sort of let go a little bit create a
sort of let go a little bit create a little space for trying failing
little space for trying failing
little space for trying failing reiterate and finally form that’s the
reiterate and finally form that’s the
reiterate and finally form that’s the fear of missing out I also call it the
fear of missing out I also call it the
fear of missing out I also call it the buff phase syndrome you know when you go
buff phase syndrome you know when you go
buff phase syndrome you know when you go to the buff and it’s like although
to the buff and it’s like although
to the buff and it’s like although there’s so many good things on the
there’s so many good things on the
there’s so many good things on the have some and nothing I have some and
have some and nothing I have some and
have some and nothing I have some and I’m gonna ask what we end up doing is
I’m gonna ask what we end up doing is
I’m gonna ask what we end up doing is choosing everything and doing many
choosing everything and doing many
choosing everything and doing many things actually not that well so let’s
things actually not that well so let’s
things actually not that well so let’s leave a few entrees off it off the plate
leave a few entrees off it off the plate
leave a few entrees off it off the plate and see how we do in the tenth grade in
and see how we do in the tenth grade in
and see how we do in the tenth grade in the social justice pathway we’ve noticed
the social justice pathway we’ve noticed
the social justice pathway we’ve noticed a bump it’s time when students start to
a bump it’s time when students start to
a bump it’s time when students start to question whether or not this was a good
question whether or not this was a good
question whether or not this was a good idea it’s too hard it’s too easy I
idea it’s too hard it’s too easy I
idea it’s too hard it’s too easy I thought we were going to learn what it
thought we were going to learn what it
thought we were going to learn what it is is the unwillingness to just engage a
is is the unwillingness to just engage a
is is the unwillingness to just engage a hesitancy now it’s not a big deal
hesitancy now it’s not a big deal
hesitancy now it’s not a big deal because we’re asking students to change
because we’re asking students to change
because we’re asking students to change habits of learning and it’s hard so I
habits of learning and it’s hard so I
habits of learning and it’s hard so I just need to keep going
luckily the solution is simple get
luckily the solution is simple get comfortable with a little bit of
comfortable with a little bit of
comfortable with a little bit of ambiguity leave a few things on the
ambiguity leave a few things on the
ambiguity leave a few things on the table keep
ultimately a solution for innovation
ultimately a solution for innovation roblox is a human solution it’s
roblox is a human solution it’s
roblox is a human solution it’s communication humanization exposure when
communication humanization exposure when
communication humanization exposure when entering uncharted waters designing the
entering uncharted waters designing the
entering uncharted waters designing the human being into the process goes a long
human being into the process goes a long
human being into the process goes a long way to resolving conflict and avoiding
way to resolving conflict and avoiding
way to resolving conflict and avoiding roadblocks in the first place
roadblocks in the first place
roadblocks in the first place thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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