Secretary McMahon - Please use "Systems Thinking" when transforming the Education System.

Secretary McMahon highlighted three goals for restructuring the Department of Education:

·         Ensure parents are the "primary decision makers" in their kids' education.

·         Focus public education on math. reading, science, and history, and not "divisive DEI programs and gender ideology.”

·         Establish postsecondary education as a path to well-paying careers that meet the demands of the workforce.

I have written on this subject over the years and yet nothing has improved even with more and more dollars being thrown at the problem. http://qualityg.blogspot.com/search?q=school+of+choice

It seems like everyone is using the term "systemic" to define failures in a variety of areas affecting the education system in our country. Before "Transforming" a system, it is vital to understand what "Systems Thinking" is before using it to help them sound important or knowledgeable. http://qualityg.blogspot.com/search?q=systems+thinking

Before moving the Federal Education to the States and implementing School of Choice please develop a strategic plan to engage in changing the education system. Systemic change requires to have all the parts of the system working together toward a common goal. I have shown the interdependencies required in the above graph (Developed 15 years ago).

Another way to explain is to understand the matrix below: Click on Pic to ENLARGE

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