Can Public Schools Solve Their Own Problems?

We can never solve our significant problems from the same level of thinking we were at when we created the problems.
-- Albert Einstein

It seems as if those who don't like charters believe that non-charter schools can fix the system. They talk about new techniques, better training, more pay for teachers, but they don't talk about a truly disruptive change that could really improve the system.

For example, they talk about better pay and education for teachers, when it's very clear that pay and education are not major factors in making a better teacher. The other drive is for certified teachers. Certification is also not a factor that contributes to improved educational outcomes.

Non-charter schools largely give negative opinions about online schools and if they do like online schools, it's only if they have certified teachers.

The fact is that solutions to the educational problems of the U.S. will not be solved the old regime thinking in their old ways. We need something new. Charter schools may not be THE answer, but they certainly can bring innovation in ways that non-charter schools can't or won't. The fact is that most non-charter schools aren't solving their own problems--perhaps they can't.