Journal 2

Quote from the text/ video	What it means	Deeper thinking
"Everyone has an interest in education."	Everyone is affected by the outcomes of the educational system.	The educational systems around the world will affect and influence the future of our planet in every conceivable manner. The longer societies ignore and propagate systems of education that fail to meet the future demands of its students the more difficult it will be to improve those societies.
"If you are not prepared to be wrong you will never come up with anything original."	If you are not willing to take a chance, to step out on a limb and follow a notion or solidify an abstract idea, in the hopes that it will be what you envision you will continue to produce results that have already been achieved.	At this point, educational systems around the world teach students that in order to be successful every question has a right answer and that this answer must be reached in a certain manner. These systems stifle curiosity and creativity from an early age and often completely kill it by the time the student graduates from the system.
"Somebody else might have put her on medication and told her to calm down."	Not every child that misbehaves in your class needs to be medicated.	Look beyond the "issue" or "problem" and find not only a solution, but a genius. As teachers we often look at the child and the behaviors that they exhibit as a problem or an issue to be dealt with. When what we should do is look at the situation and try to find out what is at the root of the behavior and find ways to mitigate it or better yet use it to facilitate learning in new ways.
"Suddenly Degrees aren't worth anything."	Everyone has a degree so they are becoming common place.	In order to get ahead and be successful it will take more than a piece of paper. It will take the intangibles: creativity, empathy, big picture abilities and synthesis of ideas.