Every system, perfectly designed
Not since the Civil Rights Movement of 60 years ago has America had to confront so many simultaneous ruptures in the social fabric:
Demographics are shifting. Socioeconomics are diverging. Political polarization is increasing.
Disinformation and mishandling of a pandemic has resulted in nearly 400,000 deaths, disproportionately affecting people of color and low-income communities.
On the day that Congress was to certify a clear electoral victory, white supremacists stormed the Capitol, killed and assaulted law enforcement, and paraded the Confederate flag through the halls.
The world doesn’t need schools where these problems are headlines on a screen.
The world needs schools that have designed systemic opportunities for students to engage with the ideals embodied by Martin Luther King Jr.
Not just on this day. On every day.
How have you designed your system to support students in that work? After all, every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.
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