Horizon Room Season 2, Episode 3: What's the Real Solution to Our Teacher Shortage?

In this season we’re continuing the journey with leaders in education and providing experience and learning around critical mindset shifts necessary to remain relevant in today’s evolving definition of “school.” We’ll jump in with an examination of Digital Arts and Sciences as it relates to the survival of our schools in the information age and then follow pathways to address transformational change from a range of perspectives.

Sure, we can throw money at the problem, we always do, but are we really putting our money where it has the greatest impact on the problem? Do we even know what the root problem is, let alone the solution? From recent media reports and legislative updates, I’d say no. This is a time of change and transformation for education in America. We’re watching it unfold daily in schools across the country. Sadly, very few are taking steps to address it in ways that authentically shift, rather than perpetuate, the systems that are failing kids today. We know better, and so we have a responsibility to do better. In Episode 3, we’re taking the gloves off and jumping straight into the deep end on school re-form, not to be confused with reform, to unpack solutions and walk away from admiring the problem.