How Long?

The length of time it has taken me to get to post 2 in this blog will not be the standard period between posts. So, in answer to the question, or one of the most likely answers, I'll go with "too long". Too long, because many of the (seemingly to some) oppositional notions I hold have been available in the free market of ideas for decades. There are proposals for middle school reform dating from the 1950s that have never been implemented but should still should be, such as the suggestion to emphasize social and emotional learning over academic learning during this critical time in individual development. These students are trying to understand how their bodies are changing and what that means socially and emotionally but schools insist on force feeding curriculum that does nothing to help them with these understandings. We are doing Just the Opposite and have been for Too Long.