Talking With Each Other, Talking with Students, the voices of many has pushed us towards a collective responsibility and that is a good thing. We are finally listening to each other on a grand scale and it is making an impact. Margaret Wheatley, wrote in her book, Turning to One Another (2002) "...all change, even very large and powerful change, begins when a few people start talking with one another about something they care about, ...(they) we rediscover a sense of unity. We remember we are part of a greater whole. And as an added joy, we also discover our collective wisdom. We suddenly see how wise we can be together.”
That sense of together has taken on a whole new meaning now, where together can mean millions of readers. The power of influence has stopped educators in their tracks, forcing us all to reconsider, reevaluate what the purpose of education is in the 21st century, what remains meaningful to continue learning and what does this generation need, now, based on today's world, not what was. Change is something we are having to reconcile with much greater honesty than ever before. There is no option but to meet change in education head on and look for meaningful alternatives, perhaps never created before.
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