The age of the teacherpreneur

 Are you...?

Congrats! You're a teacher!

I decided to start this post after reading one of a series of articles that aim to brief us on a new professional that is supposedly taking the classrooms by storm:

The one I read (link above) comes with the title "How teacherpreneurs spread good ideas" and as much as I loved the ideas presented (yes, we need teachers who are never daunted by the difficulties or limitations they face and make learning meaningful for their students by going beyond the physical boundaries of the classroom), the topic got me thinking:

 

If it's not a right then there's no future

Michelle Obama's take on education drives home the still very sad truth: we have a long way to go to ensure that EVERYONE has the civil right to an education that shapes responsible, ethical, cooperative and respectful citizens who don't have to do mind-boggling things but just commit to being part of a bigger picture known as the human race. We the educators are still the FUTURE OF EDUCATION. Talk is cheap, so education shouldn't just talk - it should listen and act on it what hears.