: I think about all the issues that come down the road in the world of education. I can’t help it to start to think we are getting away from allowing schools to take on the true task of letting students fly. I have read 3 or 4 books now provided from our administration. SREB - High Schools that Work, No Teacher Left Behind, and few others, I forget the names… and in the end, the different systems all promote the same idea. It starts with the teachers, but they need the tools and the training. Especially in in CTE! There are at least 5 ways to take notes, 10 plus ways to start a lecture, and countless other techniques to use in the classroom. It’s the administrations job to put the right tools into the teacher’s hands. I think the biggest mistake administrators do is put specific requirements on teachers as far as what they use. Something that works for one teacher isn’t the answer for the rest of the staff. I think a “Master Teacher” is someone that challenges their student with different styles, ideas, technology and creativity. Education is the only time I believe the “Trickle Down Theory” actually works. But it’s not money, its inspiration! We all have a person or teacher that just gets us excited about something we care about. I’m not sure I have seen that boss yet, (in education) I think a few more years with my first assistant director, it might have been there. But, I guess, I wonder if, I could be that boss for someone else. Someone who can educate, inspire and let them fly.